[
UK
/ɐstɹˈeɪ/
]
[ US /əˈstɹeɪ/ ]
[ US /əˈstɹeɪ/ ]
ADVERB
-
far from the intended target
a bullet went astray and killed a bystander
the arrow went wide of the mark -
away from the right path or direction
he was led astray
How To Use astray In A Sentence
- His mind was blank; and then from nowhere came the silly lyrics: `We are poor little lambs who have gone astray, baa, baa, baa... FAMILY PICTURES
- His mind was blank; and then from nowhere came the silly lyrics: `We are poor little lambs who have gone astray, baa, baa, baa... FAMILY PICTURES
- : 00AM 'Twas the fifth day 'fore Christmas and all through the towns Recalling the past year brought smiles and frowns The readers were anxious, and so we will show 'em It's time once again for the Action Line poem Recession, economy, job loss and more Were issues that really should come to the fore Reality's something we don't reconcile When everyone lives in a state of denial For instance, the Realtors push ritzy condos On people with pickups all covered with Bondo The city spends fortunes to make Chapman snow While staffers and programs are told they must go And what's the surprise of a fierce winter storm We live in the mountains and it's just the norm You'd think that the city would figure by now When flakes are a'falling, you go out and plow The county commission, its head in the sand, Can't seem to come up with the zones for the land With gas money dwindling and going away The budgeting process will lead us astray Joelle switches parties, the Dems she did ditch Progressives were angry and cried "bait and switch Durangoherald.com
- But their recording finds them in less than top form, and Solti sometimes leads them astray.
- Nothing seemed to be astray, everything was in its place.
- The players were subdued, passes went astray, and the game lost any intensity.
- One early high note goes alarmingly astray. Times, Sunday Times
- Even the vanilla buttercream piped onto an otherwise agreeable vanilla cupcake had a grainy, crystallized texture on one of my visits, as if the ratio of butter to sugar had gone astray.
- It was a good company with a terrible balance sheet that had gone astray on some things. Times, Sunday Times
- Your closest retainers and flatterers have never led you astray before and they will not fail you now.