roams

present tense third-person singular of roam

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of roams Jack the Ripper roams the streets in search of his next victim. Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025 In a video, Billy Ray roams a large grassy field while listening to the song on his phone. Rachel Desantis, People.com, 25 Aug. 2025 The saiga antelope roams the Eurasian steppe of Central Asia. Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 15 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for roams
Verb
  • Anthony Mackie plays himself as a self-serious star making a deeply personal, awards-bait movie, whereas Dave Franco wanders around drunk and high on weed and mushrooms.
    Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
  • As one wanders out into a field, rod in hand, ready for the twitch.
    Leila Chatti September 5, Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • But, as always, the talk drifts toward quarterbacks, that uniquely American job with uniquely American responsibilities.
    Seth Wickersham, The Atlantic, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Modern systems analyze patterns of active work, idle stretches and meeting length in real time, giving leaders a live feed of how productivity drifts through a day.
    Kolawole Samuel Adebayo, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025

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“Roams.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roams. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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