The word "strayed" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to the act of unintentionally wandering from a path or course of action. For example: The group had strayed from their original plan and were now lost in the forest.
Though few disputed his stature in Russian repertoire – and he returned to the Soviet Union a number of times after his initial triumph – increasing numbers found him wanting when he strayed elsewhere, into Mozart, or even the American Edward MacDowell.
US troops who were attacked in Somalia in that year in the famous "Blackhawk Down" episode had simply strayed into someone else's war.
They toyed with our nerves and in the worst moments, after Sweden had turned the game upside-down with two goals early in the second half to lead 2-1, they strayed dangerously close to an almost implausible ordeal.
He took offence when one of the teenager's goats strayed on to his paddy field and grazed on his crops.
Occasionally, Kors strayed to a bit of dated boho with a flounced sweater and lowslung belt over a fringed skirt but, for the most part, the wearable, beautifully cut collection justified his status as fashion's newest billionaire.
Set 165 to win, Rajasthan rarely looked in trouble, even as their scoring rate strayed slightly behind the asking rate initially.
The Romney sons have also strayed off-message, notably when making a dubious joke about the reality of Obama's birth certificate.
He won all those world titles and he strayed a bit.
It is difficult, for instance, to fathom how the speech given by one defendant could have constituted "co-operation with opponents of the regime" when it hardly strayed from her field of expertise, the environment.
But while the market has strayed from growth trends in the past, its divergence over the past few months has reached new extremes.
The Club for Growth, an influential campaign group, scores congressional votes on whether they are likely to shrink government and provides campaign finance for challengers to Republican incumbents who have strayed from the path.
