strays

/ streɪz /

plural noun

1. Also calledstray capacitance electronics undesired capacitance in equipment, occurring between the wiring, between the wiring and the chassis, or between components and the chassis
2. telecomm another word for static

Example Sentences

Despite that choice, a short chapter The Captive contains material Anderson says strays into “dangerous topics and it almost felt disingenuous for us not to include them because they are fantasies that women have”.

From BBC

As one party official insisted, the language in no way strays from an adamant “pro-life” position because “there’s protection under the Constitution.”

From Los Angeles Times

But just as the movie is hitting its stride and Simon Duggan’s cinematography settles down, Miller strays back to a less-exciting vengeance narrative.

From Los Angeles Times

Sometimes the subject strays to what happened down the street.

From Seattle Times

But he described the Boy Scouts’ rebranding as savvy, saying it kickstarts a new conversation about the organization while not being so drastic that it strays too far from its original scouting mission.

From Seattle Times

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