stray to

Frequency: 5.51.9 per million words

used for eyes or thoughts moving towards something; can be figurative

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Examples (10)

  • His eyes strayed to the telephone.
  • Her thoughts strayed to the week ahead of her.
  • My gaze often strays to the window during long meetings.
  • His mind would always stray to his childhood memories.
  • Don't let your attention stray to irrelevant details.
  • As she spoke, her eyes strayed to the clock on the wall.
  • During the lecture, my thoughts began to stray to what I'd have for dinner.
  • His political views had begun to stray to more radical ideas.
  • Even a professional's focus can sometimes stray to personal matters.
  • She felt her hand involuntarily stray to the locket around her neck.