stray
verb (used without object)
to deviate from the direct course, leave the proper place, or go beyond the proper limits, especially without a fixed course or purpose.
will stray
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future tenseof stray.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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Whether this version will stray from Kal-El’s familiar backstory is yet to be seen, but what helps this series soar is the friendship among the show’s core trio — Clark, Jimmy Olsen and Lois Lane.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2023
And in what will clearly be a divisive moment for audiences, there’s a gasp-inducing scene in the final stretch that, for some, will stray way too far from the comfort zone.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 26, 2019
Wherever he goes, it’s not likely his writing will stray out of the speculative.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 9, 2018
“I can only say to those Catholics worried that the pope will stray from sound doctrine: Don’t be afraid,” says the cardinal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 23, 2016
Look up, else your feet will stray Towards that dim ambuscade, Where spider-like they catch their prey In nets of shade.
From Country Sentiment by Robert Graves
