1
: a ride taken for pleasure (as in a car or aircraft)
especially
: an automobile ride marked by reckless driving (as in a stolen car)
2
: conduct or action resembling a joyride especially in disregard of cost or consequences
Examples of joyride in a Sentence
Some teenager stole my car and took it for a joyride.
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And, yes, a few thousand more joyrides on Brazil’s unstoppable meme machine.
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Jack Lang,
New York Times,
25 June 2026
Three boys turned a Waymo ride into a wind-in-their-hair joyride late Friday afternoon in Santa Monica.
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Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
24 June 2026
In the film, that includes a joyride around Chicago in the Ferrari and catastrophe when the car is returned.
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Michael Martin,
Architectural Digest,
11 June 2026
The joyride ended with a customary burnout, as the rising star closed his big day in a cloud of smoke.
—
Time,
9 June 2026
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Jack Lang,
New York Times,
25 June 2026
Three boys turned a Waymo ride into a wind-in-their-hair joyride late Friday afternoon in Santa Monica.
—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
24 June 2026
In the film, that includes a joyride around Chicago in the Ferrari and catastrophe when the car is returned.
—
Michael Martin,
Architectural Digest,
11 June 2026
The joyride ended with a customary burnout, as the rising star closed his big day in a cloud of smoke.
—
Time,
9 June 2026
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“Joyride.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/joyride. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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