Thesaurus results for SAUNTERED

sauntered

verb

past tense of saunter

as in strolled

to travel by foot for exercise or pleasure he lazily saunters about the French countryside, mostly photographing birds and flowers

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Recent Examples of sauntered Paul Skenes slowly sauntered back to the Pittsburgh Pirates dugout at the end of the top of the eighth inning on Tuesday night, his loping and deliberate strides giving the PNC Park crowd plenty of time to rise for the kind of standing ovation that's becoming commonplace at the end of his starts. —

CBS News, 13 May 2026 Paul Skenes slowly sauntered back to the Pittsburgh Pirates dugout at the end of the top of the eighth inning on Tuesday night, his loping and deliberate strides giving the PNC Park crowd plenty of time to rise for the kind of standing ovation that's becoming commonplace at the end of his starts. —

ABC News, 12 May 2026 There was no introduction, not that the pop star really needs one, as Lipa sauntered onstage and immediately sang the song’s chorus. —

Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 8 May 2026 Leaving the Heavener Football Center on Wednesday, Baugh sauntered several hundred yards to his car without a phone in his hands — a rare sight among his fellow students on the UF campus. —

Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2026 Murphy snapped the shot just as the seraphic straggler picked his head up to get a sense of his bearings, then later sauntered back to rejoin his comrades. —

Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 20 Mar. 2026 So there sauntered Judge, one of the most stoic sluggers in a sport full of them. —

Chandler Rome, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026 Meanwhile, Sara sauntered across campus in a swarm of girls, who delighted in practicing their English skills on her. —

Caitlin Dickerson, The Atlantic, 3 Mar. 2026 Ponds read Moore’s eyes the whole way and when Moore threw the ball to the left side, Ponds jumped the route and sauntered 25 yards into the end zone. —

Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 10 Jan. 2026

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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