road trip
noun
1
: a trip taken by a sports team to play one or more away games
2
: an extended trip in a motor vehicle
Examples of road trip in a Sentence
The team won three of five games on its road trip.
Recent Examples on the Web
Henry reveals the elation of his time with Carl, as the line separating friendship from romance dissolves; Shelby’s gradual exclusion and exit; his road trip to New York with Carl; his first encounter with Douglas; and the awful news that brought first Carl and then Henry back home.
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David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Apr. 2024
That proved to be the case again Friday, as the A’s allowed five runs in the bottom of the fifth inning and never recovered in a 10-2 loss to the Guardians to open a 10-game road trip.
—Staff and Wire Reports, The Mercury News, 20 Apr. 2024
In late January, Jami Wallace and her husband, Chris, took a road trip to Washington, D.C., on business.
—E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 19 Apr. 2024
Her 73-day road trip was over a year in the making.
—Ronny Maye, Essence, 19 Apr. 2024
And the best way to see it all is via one of the great Western pastimes: a good, old-fashioned road trip.
—Sunset Magazine, 18 Apr. 2024
Photo : Public Domain Carl Benz’s wife took the first car road trip
Even after his patent was approved, Carl Benz’s company had financial struggles.
—Bob Sorokanich, Robb Report, 17 Apr. 2024
My journey toward the line of totality started with a road trip from Milwaukee, Wisconsin to southern Indiana.
—Elizabeth Gamillo, Discover Magazine, 16 Apr. 2024
The Athletics completed a six-game road trip in Detroit and Texas winning both series and Miller getting his first two saves with his four-seam fastball and wipeout slider.
—Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2024
David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Apr. 2024
That proved to be the case again Friday, as the A’s allowed five runs in the bottom of the fifth inning and never recovered in a 10-2 loss to the Guardians to open a 10-game road trip.
—Staff and Wire Reports, The Mercury News, 20 Apr. 2024
In late January, Jami Wallace and her husband, Chris, took a road trip to Washington, D.C., on business.
—E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 19 Apr. 2024
Her 73-day road trip was over a year in the making.
—Ronny Maye, Essence, 19 Apr. 2024
And the best way to see it all is via one of the great Western pastimes: a good, old-fashioned road trip.
—Sunset Magazine, 18 Apr. 2024
Photo : Public Domain Carl Benz’s wife took the first car road trip
Even after his patent was approved, Carl Benz’s company had financial struggles.
—Bob Sorokanich, Robb Report, 17 Apr. 2024
My journey toward the line of totality started with a road trip from Milwaukee, Wisconsin to southern Indiana.
—Elizabeth Gamillo, Discover Magazine, 16 Apr. 2024
The Athletics completed a six-game road trip in Detroit and Texas winning both series and Miller getting his first two saves with his four-seam fastball and wipeout slider.
—Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2024
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“Road trip.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/road%20trip. Accessed 30 Apr. 2024.
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