roam
verb (used without object)
to walk, go, or travel without a fixed purpose or direction; ramble; wander; rove.
roamed
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past participleof roam.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof roam.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
roamverb (used without object)to walk, go, or travel without a fixed purpose or direction; ramble; wander; rove.
Example Sentences
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The project was conceived by Sohm, who roamed America for 40 years in an RV with his wife and a camera.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026
In the south, most Arabs are Bedouins, mainly Sunni Muslims who descended from nomadic clans that roamed the Negev Desert herding camels and sheep.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
About the size of a large tiger and armed with enormous curved claws, the animal roamed what is now Britain approximately 120 million years ago.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026
Researchers believe the giant herbivores roamed during the Pleistocene epoch, spanning from 2.5 million years ago until their extinction about 11,700 years ago.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026
Much of this land was territory the panda traditionally roamed.
From "Camp Panda" by Catherine Thimmesh
