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Collocations for stray - verb

ADVERB

far
The animals hadn't strayed too far.
never, rarely
He never strayed far from his home.
accidentally, involuntarily
Her eyes strayed involuntarily.
away (often figurative)
The teachers rarely stray away from the approved textbook.

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VERB + stray

allow sth to
new penalties for owners who allow their dogs to stray

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PREPOSITION

from
Be careful not to stray from the path.
into, off, to
His eyes strayed to the telephone.
Her thoughts strayed to the week ahead of her. (figurative)

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Stray is used with these nouns as the subject:
eye, hand, mind

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Collocations for stray - adj.

Stray is used with these nouns:
animal, bomb, bullet, cat, curl, dog, hair, lock, sheep, strand, tear

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