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.