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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The atoms in this liquid metallic hydrogen are squeezed so tightly that its electrons are free to roam.
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That’s in addition to the strange creatures that roam the countryside such as faeries and dragon.
—Rob Wieland, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
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PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
The atoms in this liquid metallic hydrogen are squeezed so tightly that its electrons are free to roam.
—Benjamin Roulston, Discover Magazine, 7 Nov. 2024
That’s in addition to the strange creatures that roam the countryside such as faeries and dragon.
—Rob Wieland, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
There are viewers and listeners in the center of the Venn diagram that those projects form, but Gaga has also demonstrated an ability to cater to different audiences by allowing her creativity to roam free.
—Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Roam.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/roam. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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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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