nomadic
adjective
no·mad·ic
nō-ˈma-dik 
1
: of, relating to, or characteristic of nomads
a nomadic tribe
nomadic herders
2
: roaming about from place to place aimlessly, frequently, or without a fixed pattern of movement
a nomadic hobo
Examples of nomadic in a Sentence
raised in a nomadic family, she attended half a dozen different high schools
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For millennia their nomadic ancestors came here to fish Arctic char, a silvery-orange cousin of the brook trout.
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Alec Luhn, Scientific American, 20 May 2025
The villages in this mountainous landscape are home to a pastoral nomadic community that has lived for generations in close connection with the land.
—Natela Grigalashvili, The Dial, 20 May 2025
Turns out, even the most off-grid, self-sufficient, nomadic existence is a construct that can be dismantled, piece by piece.
—Jessica Kiang, Variety, 15 May 2025
For now, the team that led a nomadic existence in terms of practice facilities the past several seasons seems to have settled into a gym tucked away somewhere in the South Bay.
—Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 13 May 2025
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Alec Luhn, Scientific American, 20 May 2025
The villages in this mountainous landscape are home to a pastoral nomadic community that has lived for generations in close connection with the land.
—Natela Grigalashvili, The Dial, 20 May 2025
Turns out, even the most off-grid, self-sufficient, nomadic existence is a construct that can be dismantled, piece by piece.
—Jessica Kiang, Variety, 15 May 2025
For now, the team that led a nomadic existence in terms of practice facilities the past several seasons seems to have settled into a gym tucked away somewhere in the South Bay.
—Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 13 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for nomadic
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“Nomadic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nomadic. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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