How to Use meander in a Sentence

meander

verb
  • The path meanders through the garden.
  • We meandered around the village.
  • The conversation meandered on for hours.
  • So the cats meander in and out of open doors.
    — Jane Arraf, NPR, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Guests will be able to arrive any time and meander into the maze.
    — Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 10 Aug. 2022
  • Use curves, jogs, or steps only where there is a reason, not just to meander.
    — Viveka Neveln, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Feb. 2023
  • The tie is meant to go north and south, in a straight line, not meander upward and outward.
    — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 4 Dec. 2023
  • Those who opted for online school meandered through the city.
    — Aaron Heisen, Daily News, 15 Jan. 2026
  • This can allow the storm to stall or meander late this week into the weekend.
    — Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
  • This process causes the ice block to meander its way down the slope, leaving a deep gully in its wake.
    — Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2025
  • The path meanders through the canyon, opening to river and mountain views year-round.
    — Caroline Rogers, Southern Living, 26 Sep. 2023
  • Skaters are able to glide through a path full of narrow, meandering canals that connect three main ponds.
    — Ashley Opina, Twin Cities, 31 Dec. 2025
  • Leah Page meandered through the trunk-or-treat area with her daughter, Sophia.
    — Amy Stark Shireman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Oct. 2025
  • But her journey is long and meandering.
    — Bonnie Tsui, The Atlantic, 20 Jan. 2026
  • The current forecast is for this system to meander through midweek and keep us a bit cloudy and damp.
    — A. Camden Walker, Washington Post, 28 May 2023
  • The storm is expected to meander in the Atlantic over the next few days.
    — Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 2 Sep. 2022
  • Like the podcast, the new record runs short but manages to meander on its way to a neat conclusion.
    — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 4 May 2022
  • The video shows a shirtless, shoeless man meandering down a dirt driveway with a dog at his side.
    — Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 30 May 2026
  • But then certain sections are just that could meander and go on — the jam sections with guitars.
    — Glenn Peoples, Billboard, 6 Feb. 2023
  • Tall and languorous, he was known to meander with a cane down the streets of Fort Worth’s skid row.
    — Dallas News, 18 Jan. 2022
  • Then meander the paths to see this year’s crop of scarecrows designed by area groups and businesses.
    — Dana Oland, Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024
  • At one point, Queenie meandered over to the kennel and stood in front of Walt.
    — Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Hurricanes don’t meander, of course, and the hard landing is what is missing here.
    — Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2022
  • On the east side of the fence, which Align owns, is a gracious staircase that meanders up the hillside.
    — J.k. Dineen, San Francisco Chronicle, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Game 2 was going to meander past midnight.
    — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 21 Apr. 2026
  • This is causing the jet stream to meander more, which can trigger more extreme bouts of weather—from cold fronts to drought.
    — Kyla Mandel, Time, 23 Dec. 2022
  • This lake house retreat features a meandering layout that takes in a wide breadth of the shoreline.
    — Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Apr. 2026
  • Tack on the mile-long spur Fern Trail to meander past a series of waterfalls.
    — Graham Averill, Outside Online, 14 Nov. 2022
  • Normally, the jet stream has a wavelike pattern, meandering north and then south and then north again.
    — William Gallus, CBS News, 26 June 2023
  • In the plan are walkways that meet at angles rather than meander naturally.
    — Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2026

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