Thesaurus results for AMBLED

ambled

verb

past tense of amble

as in strolled

to travel by foot for exercise or pleasure the couple enjoys ambling along the many footpaths that meander through the park

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Recent Examples of ambled When Coleman ambled onstage, the audience gasped and broke into applause. —

David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 27 May 2026 Recently, after a bad defeat, my happy-go-lucky son, Peter, ambled over to another player, who was stone-faced with frustration and shame. —

Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 22 May 2026 The two ambled around the metal gates that keep out the people who don’t belong in the official areas, circled around the paved walkway and made their way toward the Aronimink clubhouse. —

Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 18 May 2026 The afternoon light sank into the blue harbor as the last tourists of the season ambled down the shoreline, grim-faced, confused. —

Literary Hub, 14 May 2026 Groups of Irish setters and their owners ambled up Fifth Avenue, along with a cavalcade of classic cars, vintage fire trucks and a Depression-era San Diego police paddy wagon. —

Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Mar. 2026 On a spring training back field Saturday, Jose Altuve ambled out to a familiar spot. —

Matt Kawahara, Houston Chronicle, 14 Feb. 2026 Here, shabby homes enjoyed grand views, tired burros ambled along untethered, and island life trudged on, oblivious to tourism. —

Rick Steves, Chicago Tribune, 13 Jan. 2026 On our second and final morning, Nadav and I ambled through a gravel courtyard, past a garden and statues, before reaching the relaxed Walled Garden Restaurant for breakfast. —

Alisha Prakash, Travel + Leisure, 27 Nov. 2025

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As rain peppered the tarp covering Yankee Stadium’s infield, Yesavage strolled around the Blue Jays clubhouse below.

— Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 21 May 2026
Just around the corner from the rally on Tajrish Square, in a tranquil park near the Cinema Museum of Iran, locals perused an open-air book stall and sipped tea, while couples strolled hand in hand.

— Matthew Chance, CNN Money, 18 May 2026