Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Wandering; astray: as, strayed cattle; a strayed reveler.
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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
stray . - adjective Who has lost his way.
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Examples
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But also think about dedication so complete that "anybody who strayed from the nest to get laid, or try to get laid, was a traitor."
Jesse Kornbluth: Keith Richards Lets It Bleed in 'Life,' 547 Pages of Music And Mayhem Jesse Kornbluth 2010
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The love of money is a root of all kinds of evil/for which some have strayed from the faith in their greediness.
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Creel informed him that he had just written a six-page letter to Upton Sinclair renouncing his recent endorsement for the candidate on grounds that he had strayed from the Democratic platform.
Greg Mitchell: Dispatches From Incredible 1934 Campaign: Hearst Rips Upton Sinclair, As Heywood Broun Warns of 'Fascism' Greg Mitchell 2010
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But also think about dedication so complete that "anybody who strayed from the nest to get laid, or try to get laid, was a traitor."
Jesse Kornbluth: Keith Richards Lets It Bleed in 'Life,' 547 Pages of Music And Mayhem Jesse Kornbluth 2010
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Creel informed him that he had just written a six-page letter to Upton Sinclair renouncing his recent endorsement for the candidate on grounds that he had strayed from the Democratic platform.
Greg Mitchell: Dispatches From Incredible 1934 Campaign: Hearst Rips Upton Sinclair, As Heywood Broun Warns of 'Fascism' Greg Mitchell 2010
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Creel informed him that he had just written a six-page letter to Upton Sinclair renouncing his recent endorsement for the candidate on grounds that he had strayed from the Democratic platform.
Greg Mitchell: Dispatches From Incredible 1934 Campaign: Hearst Rips Upton Sinclair, As Heywood Broun Warns of 'Fascism' Greg Mitchell 2010
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The present bench has strayed from the firm ground of that ruling.
No Property Rights, No Peace Shruti Rajagopalan 2010
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Though we've strayed from the original point of the post, I feel compelled to answer you.
"What do YOU do when your favorite author turns out to be a puppy-kicker?" Roger Sutton 2009
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Creel informed him that he had just written a six-page letter to Upton Sinclair renouncing his recent endorsement for the candidate on grounds that he had strayed from the Democratic platform.
Greg Mitchell: Dispatches From Incredible 1934 Campaign: Hearst Rips Upton Sinclair, As Heywood Broun Warns of 'Fascism' Greg Mitchell 2010
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But also think about dedication so complete that "anybody who strayed from the nest to get laid, or try to get laid, was a traitor."
Jesse Kornbluth: Keith Richards Lets It Bleed in 'Life,' 547 Pages of Music And Mayhem Jesse Kornbluth 2010
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