was wandering
- past progressive of wander.
Example Sentences
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“Pakistan was wandering in the geopolitical wilderness after the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan,” Elizabeth Threlkeld, a Pakistan expert at the Stimson Center, says in a phone interview.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 2026
Mr. Gonzalez was wandering at the edge of the park, near a row of houses.
From New York Times ● Apr. 20, 2024
I was awarded the Rome Prize in 2008, and I was wandering through their library.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 18, 2024
"I was wandering around the corridors inside and all I hear is: 'What's up doc?'" he explains.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2023
I was wandering around between shelves of nuts, bolts, hubcaps, chrome, and heaven knew what else checking other people’s work.
From "Kindred" by Octavia Butler
