roamed; roaming; roams
1
: to go from place to place without purpose or direction : wander
2
: to travel purposefully unhindered through a wide area
cattle roaming in search of water
3
: to use a cellular phone outside one's local calling area
roaming charges
: to range or wander over
roam
noun
roamer
noun
Examples of roam in a Sentence
The cattle roamed in search of water.
Goats roam free on the mountain.
He roamed about in search of work.
The chickens are able to roam around freely in the farmyard.
We roamed around town for a while before dinner.
She liked to roam through the woods.
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The Rhône spills into the wild Camargue delta, where white horses gallop through salt marshes, flamingos strike poses in pink lagoons, and black bulls roam freely beneath the vast Provençal sky.
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Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025
Historically, the species roamed throughout much of the Southwest through central Mexico before being nearly eradicated from the wild by the 1970s, largely due to conflicts with the livestock industry.
—Shelby Slade, AZCentral.com, 24 July 2025
Self-explanatory; the hens producing the eggs aren’t kept in cages, and have access to roam in an indoor environment, says Kane.
—Caroline C. Boyle, USA Today, 23 July 2025
Residents were encouraged to report coyote sightings to Animal Control and let Village security know about folks who let their pets roam off-leash, leave pet food outside and feed coyotes.
—Daniella Walsh, Oc Register, 21 July 2025
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Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025
Historically, the species roamed throughout much of the Southwest through central Mexico before being nearly eradicated from the wild by the 1970s, largely due to conflicts with the livestock industry.
—Shelby Slade, AZCentral.com, 24 July 2025
Self-explanatory; the hens producing the eggs aren’t kept in cages, and have access to roam in an indoor environment, says Kane.
—Caroline C. Boyle, USA Today, 23 July 2025
Residents were encouraged to report coyote sightings to Animal Control and let Village security know about folks who let their pets roam off-leash, leave pet food outside and feed coyotes.
—Daniella Walsh, Oc Register, 21 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for roam
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“Roam.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/roam. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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roam
verb1
: to go or go over from place to place without a plan
roam the hills
cattle roaming in search of water
2
: to use a cell phone outside one's local calling area
roamer
noun
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