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Meanings of straggler in inglés

portugués
lanterninha

Someone who strays or falls behind.

lanterninha
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Examples for "strayer"
Examples for "strayer"
1
Is a strayer from the drove: one that Nature made a sociable, because she made him man, and a crazed disposition hath altered.
Character Writings of the Seventeenth Century
2
Strayer Education Inc: Strayer University is accredited by Middle States through 2017.
Reuters
3
Strayer said US telecoms carriers had agreed to do the same.
The Guardian
4
It is unclear what financial effect this might have on Strayer.
Reuters
5
Strayer is communicating with the department to resolve the problem.
Reuters
Usage of straggler in inglés
1
Now and then we passed a late straggler heading for the exit.
Bones on Ice
2
A straggler here or there he might pick up at any time.
Earth Abides
3
He moved on, finding only the occasional straggler on the tower wall.
Cibola Burn
4
Save yourself-andgo, before some straggler see thee here, and report it.
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
5
I picked up only a straggler from the albacore that were feeding.
The old man and the sea
6
Forrest is in the rear; never mind the straggler and cannon.
"Co. Aytch," Maury Grays, First Tennessee Regiment / Or, A Side ...
7
A whispered command was borne along the line even to the last straggler.
Peggy-Alone
8
It appeared to be alone, a sleepy straggler left behind by the swarm.
Jitterbug Perfume
9
Every rebel straggler is instantly searched as he is swept in.
The Little Lady of Lagunitas: A Franco-Californian Romance
10
The remains must have been those of a solitary and very enterprising straggler.
The Extermination of the American Bison
11
With murderous intent to cut off the hindmost straggler, he made a dash.
Wild Animals I Have Known
12
I'll have no visitors to-night except it may be a straggler.
Cad Metti, The Female Detective Strategist; Or, Dudie Dunne Agai...
13
Harkee, Master-a-a-You'vea name I suppose, like any other straggler on the ocean.
The Water-Witch; Or, the Skimmer of the Seas: A Tale
14
He was drawn toward the lame straggler, the vulnerable visitor, the indecisive commuter.
Bryant & may on the loose: a peculiar crimes unit mystery
15
I'm accompanied by a fellow straggler, an English gentleman with unruly white hair.
The Irish Times
16
The last swift I observed was about the 21st August; it was a straggler.
The Natural History of Selborne, Vol. 1
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