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Princeton's WordNet

  1. strayingadjective

    unable to find your way

    "found the straying sheep"

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  1. straying

    Straying refers to moving away from a designated or planned path, course, or standard. This can apply to physical movement, such as wandering from a specific route, or abstract deviations, such as deviating from a set of rules or principles. It implies a sense of losing direction, diverting, or being distracted from a primary focus or goal.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Straying

    of Stray

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of straying in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of straying in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of straying in a Sentence

  1. Buddha:

    As the flectcher whittles and makes straight his arrows, so the master directs his straying thoughts.

  2. Fiona Hill:

    I did not feel Alexander Vindman had the political antenna to deal with something that is straying into domestic politics. Not everyone is suited for that, that does not mean in any way that I was questioning Alexander Vindman overall judgment, nor I was questioning in any way Alexander Vindman substantive expertise. Alexander Vindman is excellent on issues related to Ukraine, Belarus, and Moldova, on Russian defense issues.

  3. Michelle Obama:

    One of the things I do worry about sometimes among progressives in the United States, maybe it's true here as well, is a certain kind of rigidity where we say,' Uh, I'm sorry, this is how it's going to be,' and then we start sometimes creating what's called a' circular firing squad,' where you start shooting at your allies because one of them is straying from purity on the issues.

  4. Lenny Bruce:

    Every day people are straying away from the church and going back to God.

  5. Lisa Ronis:

    It is very common for couples who live separate lives to grow apart, loneliness can set in and cause temptation which can only lead to straying.

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