Examples of “stray” in a Sentence

verb To wander away from where you should be, or to drift off a planned path or topic.

• The dog strayed from the yard and wandered into town.
• The conversation strayed far from the original question.
• Please do not stray from the group while we walk through the busy market.

adj Having wandered off, or found somewhere it doesn't belong.

• They took in a stray cat that kept showing up on the porch.
• A stray bullet shattered the window.
• A stray sock was lying under the sofa after the washing was done.