roamed; roaming; roams
1
: to go from place to place without purpose or direction : wander
2
: to travel purposefully unhindered through a wide area
cattle roaming in search of water
3
: to use a cellular phone outside one's local calling area
roaming charges
: to range or wander over
roam
noun
roamer
noun
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Examples of roam in a Sentence
The cattle roamed in search of water.
Goats roam free on the mountain.
He roamed about in search of work.
The chickens are able to roam around freely in the farmyard.
We roamed around town for a while before dinner.
She liked to roam through the woods.
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Industry lobbies spend hundreds of millions of dollars each year to roam the halls of Congress and nudge the levers of power in their favor.
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Allison Morrow, CNN, 6 Feb. 2025
The isolation and the sight of wild horses roaming the dunes make for a magical winter sunrise experience.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 2 Feb. 2025
The famous space explorer takes to roaming the earth in an effort to test out the effectiveness of satellites that help boost Verizon’s network.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 31 Jan. 2025
That was no life for Poppy, who loved roaming around and being by Mahoney's side.
—Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
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Allison Morrow, CNN, 6 Feb. 2025
The isolation and the sight of wild horses roaming the dunes make for a magical winter sunrise experience.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 2 Feb. 2025
The famous space explorer takes to roaming the earth in an effort to test out the effectiveness of satellites that help boost Verizon’s network.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 31 Jan. 2025
That was no life for Poppy, who loved roaming around and being by Mahoney's side.
—Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
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“Roam.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/roam. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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roam
verb1
: to go or go over from place to place without a plan
roam the hills
cattle roaming in search of water
2
: to use a cell phone outside one's local calling area
roamer
noun
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