For hours he strayed about, when at last, peering into the gloom far up on the mountain side, a solitary light gleamed through the heavy mists.
It seems that, wrapt in wonder at the beauty of the blossoming trees, she had strayed away, and was listening to the foaming water as it dashed over the boulders of rock.
Thus he had unwittingly strayed into the domain of the astrologer, finding the door of his abode standing ajar after Theodora had entered.
And away they strayed from the rest of the crowd, far away over green lawns, emerald in the moonlight, with, here and there, the dark shadow of a cypress falling across the silvery brightness of their path.
For rumor hath it that another bird hasstrayed into the Lady Theodora's bower--" Tristan colored under the monk's scrutiny.
In those days I well remember, ere my heart had strayed too far, I tried to waken you to the great danger.
Whilst this was going on I strayed away to the left a short distance, where I had seen many gulls gathered together, and sure enough, as I suspected, I found the crevices of the rocks full of eggs.
Edward and Felipa strayed off among the pine trees, and gradually I lost sight of them.
Some of us had gone back to the afternoon work when Mr. Wholesome, who had lingered behind, strayed thoughtfully into the little back garden.
She was much changed since she had been met by thestrayed young superintendent among the cliffs of the Wolkenstein.
He had strayed from the path, and could not find his way down in the mist; if I had not met him, he would be on the Wolkenstein at this moment.
One of the strayed sheep that got mislaid and come home at the awkwardest times.
His eyes strayed over the gold and blue of her cloak.
This alarmed some more of his comrades, who had also strayed the same way.
It was almost like a great family festival, in which they all joined to help the strayed and lost Peschiera boy to found his own home in his native town.
The moon had appeared again, and lit up a faint streak of mist which had strayed from the mountain tops, and was swept across the lake.
Her folded hands rested on the paper, and her thoughts strayed far away from the contents of those lines.
He was quite satisfied with my declaration, that lost in thought, I had walked on and so strayed far from Meran.
For a moment she stood watching me, with a sort of enforced composure; then her glance strayed to the keys lying upon the floor.
My glance strayed from our Semitic caller to his cane, lying upon the red leather before me.
A solemn-nosed, stern-eyed cow would amble and stamp in his wood to find a flyless shadow; or a strayed sheep would poke its gentle muzzle through leaves.
Some broken soldier tramping home to his people will find it out; a herd seeking his strayed cattle or a band of travelling musicians will get the wind of it.
She stood close to him by the fire, with eyes that strayed from him to a picture, down to the fire again, and again back to him.
It is sufficient to say here that the boys of that Indiana regiment were clever fellows; they treated us bang-up, as our fellows always did when a poor, hungry devil in gray strayed in to take supper with them.
We strayedinto a slough, and extracted ourselves with difficulty.
For the more questions I put, the further, it seemed to me, I strayed from my object.
The road was deep and foundrous, and as I was obliged to leave it from time to time in order to pass the worst places, I presently began to fear that I had strayed into a by-road.
The men strayed off in groups to water their horses, or went to hunt up their quarters, until only two or three were left.
Some poor camel that has strayed and lost its way, I suppose.
One day as he was watching Bel and her baby who had strayed a little distance from the rest of the herd, he saw something which frightened him.
But one morning he got over the high wall which surrounded the park, and strayed a long distance from home, which was a foolish thing to do.
Bothwell sat in a corner by the pretty little cottage piano, listening to the rich full voice of his beloved, watching her slender fingers as they strayed over the keys, ineffably happy.
He went on to Switzerland, and from Switzerland strayed into Italy, the St. Gotha route inviting him.
The bullocks, after their distress of yesterday, were left unhobbled and have strayed to some distance, not having come up yet at this hour--8.
Thunder and a couple of showers in the afternoon at which time the bullocks arrived, having strayed far.
To give the horses a chance of doing better last night they were let go without hobbles, and this morning they have strayed to some distance and again caused us to be late in starting.
I looked at her with some interest because she was young, with copper-coloured hair that strayedabout her face with all the profusion of an autumn sunset.
Then came police, disbandment, and dark peace, as the strayed revellers melted into the night.
In great alarm she searched the woods round, and fearing the little boy had strayed into the dell recalled the young forester, and the two commenced a long but fruitless search.
To what purpose did I intrigue with Fortune to grant me a special destiny, if I were thus to be classed with runaway traders or strayed terriers?
They strayed back to my boyhood days, when I was tramping along the road with Lottie by my side; then they dashed off to California and endeavored to interview Harry.
Our poor old Grimalkin here has lost a kitten lately--I wonder whether this can be the same, strayed over to John Gower's house.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "strayed" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
