Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for straggled
Verb
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Mazeroski was a local man who never strayed far from home.—
Jessica Riley,
CBS News,
22 Feb. 2026 -
And when receiving feedback on their performance in challenges from week to week, panel critiques frequently strayed from modeling prowess to aesthetics.—
Hunter Lacey,
Allure,
16 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The pair’s snow boots tramped the nearly week-old Kansas City snow, two candles clutched in their small hands.—
Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
30 Jan. 2026
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Virginia Woolf tramped along the Cornish coast; Oliver Sacks was known to swim; Haruki Murakami is an accomplished runner.—
Bonnie Tsui,
The Atlantic,
20 Jan. 2026
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“Straggled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/straggled. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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