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: one that rambles
2
: any of various climbing roses with long flexible canes and rather small often double flowers in large clusters
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Examples of rambler in a Sentence
These roses are ramblers, so they will eventually cover the fence.
a rambler her whole life, my aunt is likely to send me a postcard from just about any corner of the world
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These include many ramblers and climbers, species roses and antique varieties.
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Dawn Pettinelli, Hartford Courant, 27 Apr. 2024
As a prodigious urban rambler—so much so that there are contemporary walking tours inspired by his verses—much of Borges’s poetry was born on the streets of Buenos Aires.
—Julian Manning, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 May 2024
Twelve years after my father died, my mother remarried and moved into her new husband’s rambler on the other side of town.
—Melanie McCabe, Washington Post, 11 Mar. 2024
Van Damme State Park is home to the beloved Fern Canyon Scenic Trail, though it’s sometimes closed after a good storm, and Jug Handle State Natural Reserve and Russian Gulch State Park are ideal for ramblers.
—Chelsee Lowe, Travel + Leisure, 5 Feb. 2024
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Dawn Pettinelli, Hartford Courant, 27 Apr. 2024
As a prodigious urban rambler—so much so that there are contemporary walking tours inspired by his verses—much of Borges’s poetry was born on the streets of Buenos Aires.
—Julian Manning, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 May 2024
Twelve years after my father died, my mother remarried and moved into her new husband’s rambler on the other side of town.
—Melanie McCabe, Washington Post, 11 Mar. 2024
Van Damme State Park is home to the beloved Fern Canyon Scenic Trail, though it’s sometimes closed after a good storm, and Jug Handle State Natural Reserve and Russian Gulch State Park are ideal for ramblers.
—Chelsee Lowe, Travel + Leisure, 5 Feb. 2024
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“Rambler.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rambler. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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rambler
noun
ram·bler
ˈram-blər 
1
: a person who rambles
2
: a climbing rose with flexible stems and rather small flowers in large clusters
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