Used in a Sentence

strayed

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for strayed.

Editorial note

If you look at ex-feminists who have strayed from the group they're treated much like (many) Christians treat ex-Christians.

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Parts of speech1

Quick take

Having lost one's way; wandering; astray.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of strayed gathered in one view.

adjective

Having lost one's way; wandering; astray.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for strayed.

adjective

Having lost one's way; wandering; astray.

Example sentences

1

If you look at ex-feminists who have strayed from the group they're treated much like (many) Christians treat ex-Christians.

2

Mercurial, by contrast, felt Rather Convenient, with occasional chasms of despair if you strayed too far from the path.

3

He should have kept things simple and never strayed out of the territory of libertarian economic experiment.

4

We strayed from trunk for so long that trunk got dropped, and one of the branches was designated the new trunk.

5

They were bored, their minds strayed to silly thoughts, and they began to sulk.

6

It isn't Linux that has strayed outside the unix philosophy, it's the commercial unixes you've mentioned that have become stuck in the past.

7

Whenever he's strayed from restating others' programming aphorisms, I've found that I feel less for having read his essays.

8

If your class tends toward revolt, they have been way too far strayed from the first point, and that may be the professors fault.

9

I was the ambitious one, the one that strayed far from home, chasing the dream, getting caught up in the consumerism.

10

Sorry if that strayed a little too far from discussing the article, I wanted to try and write my thoughts down.

11

Reddit has strayed pretty bloody far off course.

12

The reason the US strayed from that was because, basically, the Constitution was too weak (and there were many generations of Supreme Court justices devoted to undermining it).

Quote examples

1

I feel for that woman in your life, who would be called an "attacking activist" if she ever strayed outside of your proscribed guidelines of civility.

2

> While Google might have strayed from their original "Don't be evil" mantra a little bit I don't know.

3

While Google might have strayed from their original "Don't be evil" mantra a little bit, I couldn't think of a better partner for SpaceX to work with on this.

4

"at the moment I'm making no other claims other than the shortness of a program is the single best indicator of correctness, performance, and 'reasonableness.'" If you had not strayed from that position, I would not have joined the discussion.

Proper noun examples

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Tiny beautiful things by Cheryl Strayed.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use strayed in a sentence?

If you look at ex-feminists who have strayed from the group they're treated much like (many) Christians treat ex-Christians.

What does strayed mean?

Having lost one's way; wandering; astray.

What part of speech is strayed?

strayed is commonly used as adjective.