How to Use excursion in a Sentence

excursion

noun
  • They went on a brief excursion to the coast.
  • The excursion on the bridges will last between two and three hours and include a 30-minute hike to the bridges.
    Alex Demarban, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Apr. 2023
  • The excursion begins in the Banff Gondola as the sun sets and night rises.
    Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 25 Jan. 2024
  • Your source for lessons and excursions is Redding’s The Fly Shop, famous in its own right for four decades.
    Janet Fullwood, The Mercury News, 19 Feb. 2024
  • See more about this train, and all its available excursions at conwayscenic.com.
    Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 28 Sep. 2023
  • This is not an excursion to a campsite or a treasure hunt.
    Heidi Godman, Chicago Tribune, 19 July 2023
  • And exploring on foot – along with the odd two-wheeled excursion to feel like a local – is the best way to absorb it.
    Duncan Madden, Forbes, 19 Apr. 2023
  • Crowds and prices for hotels and excursions also vary throughout the year.
    Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 30 Oct. 2023
  • Something goes wrong, the toddler sets up a ruckus and an excursion is ruined.
    Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 8 Feb. 2024
  • This is the perfect time for excursions to local villages or hikes on the island.
    Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 15 Jan. 2024
  • Only the most able signed up for the jungle excursion, and those who did took precautions.
    Virginia Hammerle, Dallas News, 23 Apr. 2023
  • Guests can lounge all day at the pool, visit its spa, or take part in its excursions to go explore more of what Cyprus has to offer.
    Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 10 Aug. 2023
  • Toward the end of their excursion, Bad Bunny made a brief pit stop to teach Corden some of his favorite wrestling moves.
    Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2023
  • But there also were boats made for two, three or more people for trade and hunting excursions.
    Scott McMurren, Anchorage Daily News, 3 June 2023
  • Whitney also takes a tumble as the ladies head out on a cross-country ski excursion.
    Maggie Kreienberg, Peoplemag, 17 Oct. 2023
  • Some of his bass, bluegill and crappie excursions are epic and among some of the craziest fishing viewing out there.
    Anthony Maluso, Baltimore Sun, 9 Jan. 2024
  • Travelers can book a sailing excursion, private or with a group, and sail around smaller islands off the coast of the city.
    Kayla Brock, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Aug. 2023
  • Even with dirt-resistant features, this is the perfect blanket to throw in the back of her car for all outdoor excursions.
    Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 25 Oct. 2023
  • Take in Alaska's glaciers and ice fields from above during this Princess Cruises excursion.
    Janice Wald Henderson, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Mar. 2024
  • They can be worn in the ocean or in the pool, while hiking or rock climbing, as well as on adventure excursions while on vacation.
    Good Housekeeping, 15 Mar. 2023
  • There are both 10-mile and 30-mile excursions, and Handy Bikes offers pre-ride tuneups for early arrivals.
    Sophia Solano, Washington Post, 18 Jan. 2024
  • As their excursion was winding down, Fernández left the adults and led the four children — his 3-year-old son Dylan, Muñoz’s 11-year-old son and two of their sons’ friends — along the lake to catch more fish.
    Daniel Wu, Washington Post, 4 July 2023
  • While the short trail can easily be done as an out-and-back excursion, many hikers opt to do it as a loop with other connecting paths.
    oregonlive, 2 Sep. 2023
  • Like those days, this excursion was exciting — at first.
    Heather Knight, San Francisco Chronicle, 18 Mar. 2023
  • In the afternoons and evenings, the hubs run activities for the whole family, and on weekends hold planned excursions.
    Cara Tabachnick, CBS News, 30 Sep. 2023
  • On spring breaks, her father would join them for excursions to Disneyland and snow skiing.
    Arkansas Online, 30 Apr. 2023
  • Wear with flat sandals for a day of museums and sightseeing on your next excursion.
    Kristina Rutkowski, Harper's BAZAAR, 13 June 2023
  • Our 700-mile excursion took us from L.A. to Carmel and back on every conceivable type of road, from mountain switchbacks to straight-shot freeways.
    Rich Ceppos, Car and Driver, 12 Apr. 2023
  • On weekends, there are parties in their walled garden, with its wading pool and beds of dahlias and roses, or excursions to their nearby lake house.
    Giles Harvey, New York Times, 19 Dec. 2023
  • Formanek told the outlet that the group was a few days into their seven-day backpacking excursion when he was injured.
    David Chiu, Peoplemag, 21 Sep. 2023

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