Example Sentences

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Much of this roams pretty far from Orwell’s vision, but that’s not the reason the film fails.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

He posted a list on X of what he called “press credentialing FOR DUMMIES: Press no longer roams free Press must wear visible badge Credentialed press no longer permitted to solicit criminal acts.”

From Salon • Oct. 15, 2025

“Birthday Boy” took a different turn, looking at a young boy during the Korean War who roams his town to collect the remains of battles around him.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 29, 2025

He gets precious little from the area where O’Riley roams.

From BBC • May 11, 2024

“I don’t need to believe in the supernatural. Not when there’s worse that roams the night.”

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir