How to Use wander in a Sentence

wander

verb

• They wandered down the street.
• He wandered away from the trail and got lost.
• I was just wandering around the house.
• Students were wandering the halls.
• Feel free to wander as you nosh.
  — Mandy Ellis, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Feb. 2026
• Those who wandered alone did not.
  — Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
• My eyes wandered to his legs…but then snapped up.
  — Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 30 Apr. 2026
• Don't plant them where pets or kids may wander.
  — Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 3 Jan. 2026
• One day one of those sheep wandered away from the herd.
  — Joshua M. Davidson, New York Daily News, 24 Jan. 2026
• While your kid sleeps or your boss talks, let your mind wander.
  — Meghana Indurti, The New Yorker, 3 Dec. 2024
• Stuck at home, the mind tends to wander since the body can't.
  — Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 24 Apr. 2021
• You’re meant to wander, to loop, to get lost, to come back.
  — Jerry Saltz, Curbed, 20 Mar. 2026
• His body was warm against mine, and his touch didn’t wander from my arm.
  — New York Times, 31 Mar. 2021
• The best date is just wandering the old town.
  — Riza Cruz, Vogue, 11 May 2026
• And the dog didn’t just wander onto the track.
  — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2026
• We are meant to wonder, to wander, to build.
  — Big Think, 10 Sep. 2025
• The goal is for people to wander.
  — Julie Belcove, Robb Report, 15 Mar. 2026
• At one point, a peanut vendor wandered along the aisle.
  — Jack Lang, New York Times, 9 June 2026
• Curtain down for now, but don’t wander too far.
  — Bryan West, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
• And then the owners just kind of get up and walk away and wander.
  — Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 1 Oct. 2025
• While there, the dog wandered off, and Chris brought her back.
  — Staff Author, InStyle, 7 Mar. 2026
• While there, the dog wandered off, and Chris brought her back.
  — Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 4 Apr. 2026
• At times, children wander the school or aides sleep in chairs.
  — Mike Reicher, ProPublica, 26 Nov. 2022
• An old man wandering in the dark.
  — Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Feb. 2026
• The two-year-old son of one of his dead soldiers wanders about.
  — Jason Motlagh, Rolling Stone, 26 Nov. 2023
• Guests can wander the scenic farm trail to see fall colors and scenery.
  — oregonlive, 26 Sep. 2020
• The possums come out in the evenings, and wander through the house.
  — Jessie Yeung, CNN, 23 Dec. 2020
• Shopping carts had wandered away from their stores.
  — N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 22 Feb. 2026
• As one wanders out into a field, rod in hand, ready for the twitch.
  — Leila Chatti september 5, Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025
• Barbers wandered away from their combs.
  — Pat Beall, Sun Sentinel, 1 May 2026