Collocations for "stray"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "stray" in context.
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stray
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- [found, rescued, adopted] a stray
- the [dog, cat] was a stray until they [found] it
- the [dog] used to be a stray
- stay away from the strays
- don't [touch, feed] the strays
- was attacked by a stray
- bring the stray to the [vet, pound]
- a [home, shelter] for strays
- a stray [dog, cat, animal, child]
- [adopted, took in, found] a stray [dog]
- the [dog] went stray
- found stray in the [field, street, parking lot]
- stray and [injured, cold, worried]
- [saved, caught, harmed] by a stray bullet
- [a few, some] stray hairs
- physics: stray capacitance
- the [dog, child] strayed (away)
- strayed (away) from [home, her side, his mother, the playground]
- stray from the [point, issue, topic]
- stray off [course, the path]
- stray off into the [street, crowd]
- strayed (out) into the [street, night]
'stray' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):