astray
Example Sentences
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Lineouts were going astray before the foul weather set in and full-back Jordan, preferred to Blair Kinghorn, did not look too clever for the Italian's opening scores.
From BBC ● Feb. 7, 2026
If the digging phase is where ideas are found, it is also where many people go astray.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 30, 2026
Then again, those New Year’s Eve revelers may have had their powers of basic detection and deductive reasoning sharpened by being led astray by AI slop.
From Salon ● Jan. 21, 2026
As app users become even more desperate for human connection and worse at identifying what’s written by bots, they’ll be pulled toward profiles that are overtly unconventional to avoid being led astray.
From Slate ● Jan. 7, 2026
“Don’t lead the children astray, now, Limela,” said the mfundisi.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
