Definitions
not close together in time
Word origin
From Middle English stray, strey, from Anglo-Norman estray, stray, Old French estrai, from the verb (see below).
Used in a sentence
“But vvhat a vvretched, and diſconſolate Hermitage is that Houſe, vvhich is not viſited by thee [God], and vvhat a VVayue, and Stray is that Man, that hath not thy Markes vpon him?”
“waifs and strays”
“Because of their shortness, such signals are usually easy to distinguish from the bomb returns but, when such a stray is recorded just before the bomb return, too close to be distinguished by ear […]”
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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“wander off”5 letters
02“Wander away”5 letters
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