Example Sentences

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The move had some customers questioning if the app was straying too far from its original purpose.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

The Treasury market has been quiet lately, with 10-year debt barely straying from a yield of 4.3% in April.

From Barron's • Apr. 27, 2026

A lost wife, a straying man, a better life, a place to come to rest, a purpose.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026

Since Amorim's arrival, he has attempted to get United playing his specific system, rarely straying away from his philosophy.

From BBC • Dec. 22, 2025

It kept wandering up to the dormitory where his, new broom-stick was lying under his bed, or straying off to the Quidditch field where he’d be learning to play that night.

From "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling