Example Sentences

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He's had the sort of night that's involved lots of polite thumb-raising to team-mates who've waywardly attempted to supply him.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2024

And Sunday, Westbrook was mostly a negative, the ball either slipping off his fingers or firing waywardly off his hands.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 3, 2022

Tottenham’s performance was typified by Harry Winks waywardly passing out to Son, warming up on the touchline, instead of Ben Davies.

From The Guardian • Jul. 9, 2020

Curry caught a waywardly high pass and touched down on the toes of his sneakers, balanced precariously just in bounds.

From Washington Post • Apr. 8, 2016

Yet she is not a companion, but only a gilded toy, a decorative object, to be fitfully enjoyed or waywardly put aside.

From Oriental Women by Pollard, Edward Bagby