as in to wander
to move about from place to place aimlessly
he took a year off and roamed over Europe before going on to college
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Recent Examples of roam
This new, all-ages show will roam throughout the festival grounds and pop up frequently.
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Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025
Aaron Gordon scored a game-high 33 points, roaming the baseline, obliterating smaller mismatches in the post, and then taking his game to the perimeter.
—Tony Jones, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025
Megalodons were behemoth sharks that roamed the waters starting 20 million years ago and are now extinct.
—Christine Wusylko, The Conversation, 9 Apr. 2025
According to the American Emu Association, the birds — which are native to Australia — are often considered livestock, and it's usually recommended that owners have at least one acre of land for the bird to roam.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 7 Apr. 2025
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Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025
Aaron Gordon scored a game-high 33 points, roaming the baseline, obliterating smaller mismatches in the post, and then taking his game to the perimeter.
—Tony Jones, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025
Megalodons were behemoth sharks that roamed the waters starting 20 million years ago and are now extinct.
—Christine Wusylko, The Conversation, 9 Apr. 2025
According to the American Emu Association, the birds — which are native to Australia — are often considered livestock, and it's usually recommended that owners have at least one acre of land for the bird to roam.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 7 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for roam
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“Roam.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roam. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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