stray into territory
Frequency: 5.01.1 per million words
to accidentally cross a border into another country's or an enemy's land or waters
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Examples (20)
- A patrol boat might accidentally stray into enemy territory.
- The soldiers strayed into hostile territory.
- The hikers unknowingly strayed into a protected wildlife territory.
- He quickly realized he had strayed into forbidden territory during the negotiation.
- If you stray into their territory, you could face serious consequences.
- The discussion began to stray into sensitive political territory.
- The drone was reported to have strayed into foreign territory.
- Wild animals often stray into human territory in search of food.
- He warned his dogs not to stray into the neighbor's territory.
- Be careful not to stray into legal territory you don't understand.
- During the fog, the ship might easily stray into disputed territory.
- A lost hiker accidentally strayed into private territory.
- She advised the children never to stray into unfamiliar territory.
- Her comments occasionally stray into controversial territory.
- The discussion began to stray into politically sensitive territory.
- The debate will inevitably stray into philosophical territory if not managed carefully.
- We must be careful not to stray into dangerous territory during our exploration.
- Young children might easily stray into dangerous territory if left unsupervised.
- The border guards are vigilant to prevent anyone from straying into their territory.
- The documentary risked straying into exploitative territory with its graphic content.