Example Sentences

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As I ambled past groups doing yoga and vacationing families lounging on the grass, pain started to radiate through my ankles and up my shinbones before settling uncomfortably in my hips.

From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026

On a recent morning, Mike, a charismatic, middle-aged chimp, ambled along the savannah floor, baobab fruit dangling by a stem from his mouth -- a snack for later -- as Sadiakhou watched.

From Barron's • Jan. 15, 2026

After just three minutes, the towering Josh Lord ambled through a huge gap in a ruck before nonchalantly popping the ball off to scampering scrum-half Roigard.

From BBC • Nov. 8, 2025

At the beer garden in Queens, Arnold Kim, 64 and still recovering from a recent hip replacement, ambled from his nearby apartment to witness the youthful celebration first hand.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 6, 2025

The world seemed to slow as Father Olufemi ambled across the Night Zoo’s smoldering lawns.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray