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straggle

verb

Definition of straggle

as in to stray

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Recent Examples of straggle And many, including House Speaker Mike Johnson, suspect that as ballots straggle in, fraudulent efforts to change the outcome could be afoot. — Betsy McCaughey, Boston Herald, 1 Apr. 2026 As passengers straggled out of the airport into the dark early Monday, some described having arrived at LaGuardia hours before their flight, hoping to beat the lines. — Jake Offenhartz, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2026 Half an hour before showtime, a bus pulled up and out straggled the bleary-looking Arkestra. — Literary Hub, 13 Feb. 2026 Lipa’s cross body is really fleet, like a cheetah running so fast that its feet singe the grass on the savannah in the great arc the cat cuts to separate the straggling gazelle from its herd before the kill. — Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for straggle

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stray

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Ultimately, the group strayed too close to the slopes of Perry’s Peak and was caught after a large avalanche released nearly 400 feet above them.

— Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Why would a langur stroke a squirrel, or macaques groom stray dogs?

— Cyril Grueter, Scientific American, 8 Aug. 2026

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