Get to know Stray better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like wander or move.
Stray in a sentence
Related words
Stray meaning
- Any domestic animal that lacks an enclosure, proper place, or company, but that instead wanders at large or is lost; an estray.
- A person who is lost.
- An act of wandering off or going astray.
Synonyms of Stray
Using Stray
- The main meaning on this page is: Any domestic animal that lacks an enclosure, proper place, or company, but that instead wanders at large or is lost; an estray. | A person who is lost. | An act of wandering off or going astray.
- Useful related words include: wander, locomote, move, go.
- In the example corpus, stray often appears in combinations such as: stray dogs, stray bullet, stray from.
Context around Stray
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 11 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Stray
- In this selection, "stray" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, istanbul, detect, particular, dogs, explores and animals stand out and add context to how "stray" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a few stray wonton and and a stray bullet whizzed. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "stray" sits close to words such as alison, daisy and dietary, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with stray
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
A stray rain shower is possible at any time Tuesday. (10 words)
A few stray wonton and chicken pieces couldn’t redeem it. (11 words)
A file photo of stray dogs on a road in Malaysia. (11 words)
Hall sensors can detect stray magnetic fields easily, including that of Earth, so they work well as electronic compasses: but this also means that such stray fields can hinder accurate measurements of small magnetic fields. (35 words)
After the February 19 incident, municipal authorities had announced new measures to check the menace of stray dogs but citizens say the measures have not resulted in any change on ground. (31 words)
Around her, at various times, are twittering wooden flutes, a rolling bass vamp, diaphanous vocal harmonies, stray percussion and ethereal keyboards, appearing and disappearing at whim while leaving her entirely unruffled. (31 words)
Example sentences (20)
Through the eyes of three stray dogs (Zeytin, Nazar, and Kartal) wandering the streets of Istanbul, STRAY explores what it means to live as a being without status or security.
Stray animals are a growing challenge in the state, which has 1.28 crore animals, 30 lakh of which are stray.
Furthermore, in general, with the exception of the Counter-Maniera ( Counter-Mannerism ) artists, it dared not stray from high themes or stray into high emotion.
Hall sensors can detect stray magnetic fields easily, including that of Earth, so they work well as electronic compasses: but this also means that such stray fields can hinder accurate measurements of small magnetic fields.
In particular, stray dogs (and to a lesser extent, stray cats) are often the victims of torture, abuse or neglect.
According to her, people often dump stray or feral cats on his property, and he shoots them.
A compliment made to myself is quickly followed by a caveat: My boobs are pert, but look, there’s a stray black hair on my nipple.
A couple that runs a chimpanzee sanctuary in Liberia rescued a desperately sick stray puppy they found in the streets, and the chimps helped.
Additionally, the letter flagged concerns related to stray dogs near the Millennium City Centre station, heightening fears among passengers of potential dog bites.
Adnan's parents were excited to tour their new home, but unwilling to stray too far from their son.
A few stray wonton and chicken pieces couldn’t redeem it.
A file photo of stray dogs on a road in Malaysia.
A four-year-old boy was mauled to death by stray dogs on Wednesday near Surat city in Gujarat, police said.
After the February 19 incident, municipal authorities had announced new measures to check the menace of stray dogs but citizens say the measures have not resulted in any change on ground.
Akhilesh to compensate kin of those killed by stray cattle, cycle.
Animal lovers expressed this to and his rumored girlfriend after they spent time with stray dogs and cats in an animal shelter in Batangas.
Around her, at various times, are twittering wooden flutes, a rolling bass vamp, diaphanous vocal harmonies, stray percussion and ethereal keyboards, appearing and disappearing at whim while leaving her entirely unruffled.
As a result, the competent authority has decided to postpone the stray vacancy round of Postgraduate counselling 2023.
A stray bullet whizzed past, hitting his pipe and knocking it away, leaving the stem in his teeth.
A stray rain shower is possible at any time Tuesday.
Common combinations with stray
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- stray dogs 20×
- stray bullet 19×
- stray from 17×
- by stray 15×
- to stray 14×
- of stray 14×
- stray cats 11×
- the stray 11×
- and stray 10×
- as stray 9×