He moseyed up to the bar.

Recent Examples on the Web

The Quick and the Dead' (1995) Sharon Stone moseys into the Old West town of Redemption as a gunfighter looking to settle a score with the ruthless outlaw (Gene Hackman) who runs the place. Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, "'The Basketball Diaries' turns 25: Every Leonardo DiCaprio movie, definitively ranked," 20 Apr. 2020

The hero dog was distracted by a brown horse on the other side of the parking lot fence, who moseyed over to see what his fellow mammals were up to. Steve Rubenstein, SFChronicle.com, "Hero search dog tries not to let fame of Point Reyes rescue get to his fuzzy head," 26 Feb. 2020

His Republican colleagues could be seen moseying over to his desk and eventually walking away, chewing on something. Christal Hayes, USA TODAY, "Sleeping senators, snacks, shaking heads: What you can't see on TV at Trump's impeachment trial," 28 Jan. 2020

In December, a colleague moseyed by my desk to ask about my beware-of-the-planner article. Emily Baumgaertner, Los Angeles Times, "My New Year’s resolution to be more organized turned into a methodical nightmare," 1 Jan. 2020

In late afternoon, just before shops close, the burros mosey back into the hills. Roger Naylor, azcentral, "10 surprising things about Arizona that you probably don't know," 12 Dec. 2019

The motley crew of fashion plates moseyed over to an open-air tent for a lavish feast prepared by Snooze Eatery, Hilton Americas Houston, Pat Greer's Kitchen, Common Bond Cafe & Bakery, and La Table. Amber Elliott, Houston Chronicle, "Recipe for Success serves Neiman Marcus fashion, brunch and Tito's Vodka at Hope Farms," 13 Nov. 2019

The video shows a handful of cows moseying around the neighborhood while families stood outside to marvel at the strange occurrence. Ricky Pinela, orlandosentinel.com, "Video: Herd of cows invades Central Florida neighborhood after tornado strikes," 22 Oct. 2019

Thursday, for Part Two (repeating through Sunday), Dudamel moseyed a bit farther west and a lot farther south. Los Angeles Times, "Review: Dudamel channels American cowboys, indigenous Mexicans, ethnic groups of South America," 11 Oct. 2019

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