stray

• Tyson didn't stray, and if he did step out at night, it was to step into a church and hear about how sometimes keeping with the path leads to rewards. —  Kansas City Star: Front Page
• If they stray, their editors impose journalistic standards and insist on objectivity. —  British Blogs
• Come on, boys, let's call him up Evidently Jack was on the watch for their signal, for he answered at once, and as soon as each had tuned to their private 1,800-metre wave length, the Temples and Frank were given the full details as to the kidnapping of Mr. Hampton He had been riding horseback across the range, miles from any oil derricks or pumping stations, on his way to visit one of the "independent" oil operators A lonesome cowboy hunting a stray was the only other human being in sight, and he was a half mile away. —  The Radio Boys on the Mexican Border
• My last dog was a stray, and my two cats right now are strays. —  Weddingbee
• "The sheep will stray, and the shepherd must use his crook." —  The Right of Way — Volume 01

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