How to Use meander in a Sentence
meander
verb- The path meanders through the garden.
- We meandered around the village.
- The conversation meandered on for hours.
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The plan today is to meander in a loop along the Thames.
— Zing Tsjeng, Vogue, 20 Mar. 2024 -
Tall and languorous, he was known to meander with a cane down the streets of Fort Worth’s skid row.
— Dallas News, 18 Jan. 2022 -
The tie is meant to go north and south, in a straight line, not meander upward and outward.
— Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 4 Dec. 2023 -
The storm is expected to meander in the Atlantic over the next few days.
— Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 2 Sep. 2022 -
Some 60-feet away from the cup at the back of the green, Woods sent a winding effort meandering across the grass.
— Jack Bantock, CNN, 13 Mar. 2024 -
Guests will be able to arrive any time and meander into the maze.
— Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 10 Aug. 2022 -
The path meanders through the canyon, opening to river and mountain views year-round.
— Caroline Rogers, Southern Living, 26 Sep. 2023 -
Then there are the ones who meander the halls of the basement, lying on large pipes and trotting freely about the nooks and crannies of the palace.
— Cai Pigliucci, CNN, 7 Dec. 2021 -
The 60-mile route starts near Oakridge, meanders through the national forest, and ends at Rainbow, a dot on the map.
— Thallman, oregonlive, 18 Mar. 2023 -
Tack on the mile-long spur Fern Trail to meander past a series of waterfalls.
— Graham Averill, Outside Online, 14 Nov. 2022 -
Like the podcast, the new record runs short but manages to meander on its way to a neat conclusion.
— Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 4 May 2022 -
The cluster of storms will meander to the southwest over the next few days, staying over the warm water in the Gulf of Mexico.
— Jennifer Gray, CNN, 27 June 2022 -
The current forecast is for this system to meander through midweek and keep us a bit cloudy and damp.
— A. Camden Walker, Washington Post, 28 May 2023 -
Use curves, jogs, or steps only where there is a reason, not just to meander.
— Viveka Neveln, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Feb. 2023 -
The two meandered through the aisles and grabbed more goodies from Ree’s set, including a set of knives and a blue baking sheet to match Bryce’s bowls.
— Sam Burros, Peoplemag, 23 June 2023 -
The hurricane center said the storm is expected to meander over the Atlantic for the next few days.
— CBS News, 2 Sep. 2022 -
See snapshots of French cities of Dijon, Lyon, and Avignon as the train meanders past.
— Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Dec. 2023 -
This is causing the jet stream to meander more, which can trigger more extreme bouts of weather—from cold fronts to drought.
— Kyla Mandel, Time, 23 Dec. 2022 -
This can happen when the jet stream, a band of winds that blow from west to east around the planet, starts to meander into a wavelike pattern.
— Elena Shao, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2023 -
Her body would lie there for more than 24 hours, until the state pathologist could meander down from Dublin.
— John Anderson, WSJ, 2 Aug. 2022 -
Children and adults can meander through the garden and experience the wonder and joy of the season.
— Judy Koutsky, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2021 -
Today, the glacier terminates on land and an alder- and willow-flanked creek meanders down to the waters of Muir Inlet.
— Lesley Evans Ogden, Discover Magazine, 7 Apr. 2023 -
Hurricanes don’t meander, of course, and the hard landing is what is missing here.
— Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2022 -
But then certain sections are just that could meander and go on — the jam sections with guitars.
— Glenn Peoples, Billboard, 6 Feb. 2023 -
Then meander the paths to see this year’s crop of scarecrows designed by area groups and businesses.
— Dana Oland, Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024 -
Many of the fossils found in this part of the world are preserved in the serpentine rivers that meandered through the forests in a landscape dotted with volcanic highlands.
— Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 21 Nov. 2023 -
White Stallion has a breakfast ride where guests meander through the desert for about a half-hour on the way to an outpost set up for shady chuck-wagon breakfasts.
— Eric Jay Toll, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2022
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