One bright summer morning this chestnut was leading a group of six adventurous companions on a short foray from the main herd.

Near the center of town, six men squinted as they stepped into the sunlight, making a short foray outside their stuffy basements.

"This was a very short foray based on some rumors that Oracle wanted to unload its applications business," she said.

No subject seemed appropriate, and each short foray into idle chatter inevitably led to something they didn't care to pursue.

That was bearable for the short forays into sunlight sometimes necessary in normal times, but after long hours it became almost insupportable.

There the crew made short forays into the surrounding area, worked on their maps, and analyzed field data.

They were all his friends before he made his short and bittersweet foray into baseball.

On a short foray through Florida, it was strange to see both Johnson and Martin so benign.

On short forays we have explored many of the region's national parks.

Capitol Police shot him down after he made his short, deadly foray amid the crowds of people visiting the nation's centerpiece of law and order.