Example Sentences

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When Collins' victory speech had rambled on too long.

From Time Magazine Archive

Like, they’re small, but they ain’t scared to get busy, even on lions,” Genie had rambled.

From "As Brave As You" by Jason Reynolds

He had rambled up to this neighborhood in search of work, and hearing that Mr. Prying was in need of a hay hand, he waited his return from the Vermont State fair.

From The Cross and the Shamrock Or, How To Defend The Faith. An Irish-American Catholic Tale Of Real Life, Descriptive Of The Temptations, Sufferings, Trials, And Triumphs Of The Children Of St. Patrick In The Great Republic Of Washington. A Book For The Entertainment And Special Instructions Of The Catholic Male And Female Servants Of The United States. by Quigley, Hugh

This time he was more successful, and, when I saw him, he had rambled over the Pyramids and explored the ruined temples of Egypt.

From Incidents of Travel in Greece, Turkey, Russia, and Poland, Vol. I (of 2) by Stephens, John Lloyd

The first thing that he happened to meet was a sucking pig that had rambled from its mother, and was basking in the sun.

From The History of Sandford and Merton by Day, Thomas