How to Use trek in a Sentence

trek

1 of 2 verb
  • We trekked across the country in her old car.
  • We had to trek up six flights of stairs with our groceries.
  • On their vacation last year they went trekking in the Himalayas.
  • Or trek to three lakes on the Fern and Lakes trail in just under 3 miles.
    Andrea Reeves, The Enquirer, 16 May 2022
  • There are hikes to be hiked, trails to be trekked, and well, errands to be run.
    Kristine Solomon, Travel + Leisure, 10 Feb. 2024
  • As a lone rover, the mastodon would trek for about 20 miles (32 kilometers) each month.
    Ashley Strickland, CNN, 13 June 2022
  • In the clip, Winfrey showed off the view before using her two trekking poles to make her way up the hill.
    Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 5 July 2023
  • Linking the buildings will mean the children won’t have to trek outside to have lunch.
    Carole Carlson, chicagotribune.com, 24 Feb. 2022
  • To try to fathom it, picture trekking from sea level to the top of the world’s tallest peak, Mount Everest.
    Tree Meinch, Discover Magazine, 27 June 2023
  • Beau trekked down into a valley with his pack of hunting dogs while Richard and Max hiked to the top of a hill.
    Yan Zhuang Tatsiana Chypsanava, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2023
  • All that remained was for the reporters and anchors to trek out to Wyoming and perform last rites.
    Howard Kurtz, Fox News, 18 Aug. 2022
  • About eight members of the club will trek to Beloit, more than 430 miles away, for the Snappers’ game vs. the Peoria Chiefs.
    Marc Bona, cleveland, 21 May 2021
  • Hikers trek up the valley through hardwood forest along the creek.
    Flip Putthoff, Arkansas Online, 1 Mar. 2022
  • There are countless trails in this area, in the woods or overlooking the sea, so don’t leave before trekking a few of them.
    Chelsee Lowe, Travel + Leisure, 5 Feb. 2024
  • The trio, with little water, trekked 110 miles in five days to reach a Free French garrison.
    Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 6 Jan. 2024
  • Thanks to its 10-inch tires and 12-mile range per charge, this sturdy option can trek over grass, gravel, mud, and more.
    Zachary MacK, Popular Mechanics, 6 July 2022
  • Most have trekked to Rafah after being displaced by the war elsewhere in Gaza.
    Paul P. Murphy, CNN, 15 Feb. 2024
  • Whitcomb and Eckley trek out to the cabins about once a week to check in, unplug for a minute, and take in their surroundings.
    Sunset Magazine, 24 May 2022
  • Oregon wine fans trek to Hood River to suck up Viento wines like anteaters armed with straws.
    Michael Alberty | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 29 Nov. 2021
  • As an avid hiker who has trekked all over the world, my one common high-top hiking shoe woe is slipping my foot in and out of the shoes.
    Karthika Gupta, Travel + Leisure, 28 July 2023
  • Snow will begin to wind down across the Cascades on Thursday, but will overspread portions of the northern Plains as the storm treks east.
    Mary Gilbert, CNN, 23 Oct. 2023
  • There is no direct access to the beach, so swimmers have to trek down a slippery footpath on a vacant lot to get there.
    Mohamad El Chamaa, Washington Post, 4 July 2023
  • The most harrowing part of their journey was trekking through the brutal jungle in Panama known as the Darién Gap.
    Li Yuan, New York Times, 3 Dec. 2023
  • Leashed pets can trek all 26 miles of trails, and pet-waste stations are located on both ends of Bathhouse Row, as well as in the campground.
    Emily Pennington, Outside Online, 7 May 2021
  • At night, many tourists watch as locals trek to the riverside, light up their phone flashlights, and wave to relatives across the water.
    Durdana Bhat, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Dec. 2023
  • Get some help from your trusty trekking poles Science has shown that trekking poles are a useful tool when hiking uphill.
    Alisha McDarris, Popular Science, 24 Aug. 2023
  • Fagan had been open about his address to the group, offering up a ladder to anyone who could trek over to his place to pick it up.
    Curbed, 13 Dec. 2023
  • The discovery did not come easy, as the team trekked through a dangerous area watched by drug cartels, crossed alpine swamp, sifted through the tall grass.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 16 Aug. 2023
  • Christian pilgrims used to trek to a shelter on a nearby ridge in order to contemplate the cross.
    David Owen, The New Yorker, 16 Sep. 2023
  • Worshippers trek to the cave along two routes through lush green meadows and rocky and forested mountain passes with a view of glacial lakes and snowy peaks.
    Aijaz Hussain, ajc, 9 July 2022
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trek

2 of 2 noun
  • Our car broke down and we had a long trek back to town.
  • The fifth floor offices were a trek from the House floor.
    Chad Pergram | Fox News, Fox News, 30 Nov. 2022
  • Rupert Murdoch is ready to make the trek down the aisle once again.
    Morgan Hines, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2023
  • The rock can also be reached by hiking to it, but the trek isn’t easy.
    Helena Wegner, Sacramento Bee, 15 Feb. 2024
  • The two men, who were found dead, set off on the trek with Ed Smith, who survived.
    Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 17 Mar. 2023
  • The trek comes following the release of the band’s 33-track rock opera album, ATUM, in the spring.
    Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 18 Sep. 2023
  • The trek — which marks the first tour with Frehley and Criss since 1979’s Dynasty Tour — is a massive success.
    Jim Harrington, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Oct. 2023
  • Before making the trek back home, make sure your phone is charged and your gas tank is full.
    Leslie Shapiro, Washington Post, 11 Aug. 2023
  • Get crafty, get aggressive and get moving—there are lessons to learn on the trek.
    Adam Herman, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2023
  • The Covid pandemic forced them to postpone the trek, and Rage inevitably picked it back up in 2022.
    Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 4 Jan. 2024
  • The swimmer, Lewis Pugh, plans to begin his monthlong trek there on Aug. 13.
    Jesse McKinley, New York Times, 27 July 2023
  • While many of the fans making the trek from the famous Las Vegas Strip are local, more than half are not.
    Jackie Valley, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Feb. 2024
  • Our scheduled trek that day was along the rim of the Aksu Canyon, a 20-mile drive from Ruslan’s guesthouse.
    Paul Tough, New York Times, 17 Mar. 2024
  • Nicaragua is the first stop for many Caribbean migrants on their treks to the United States.
    Megan Janetsky, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 Oct. 2023
  • Ide and her family maintain a metro Phoenix homebase and Ide makes the trek south for months at a time.
    Georgann Yara, The Arizona Republic, 18 Mar. 2024
  • According to her campaign, the trek will take her to 19 counties.
    Journal Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2024
  • This is the third year that the elder Bryan has made the long, three-day trek from Claremore to Copan, Oklahoma.
    Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 16 Nov. 2023
  • Among them were Kristina Bartelt, 40, who made the trek from Connecticut , her teenage son, Isaak.
    Camilo Fonseca, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Dec. 2022
  • Arriving at the park, the two began their hourslong trek taking in the fauna and flora of the area.
    Eric V. Copage, New York Times, 29 Dec. 2022
  • The trek from the court to IU’s locker room required extra support for Xavier Johnson.
    Tyler Tachman, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Dec. 2022
  • Dozens of Grand Ronde tribal citizens made the trek to Salem on Friday.
    oregonlive, 9 Aug. 2023
  • For instance, his mother makes the trek to an Ohio business just for its cheesecake.
    Journal Sentinel, 13 Mar. 2023
  • So every trek to Brazil required a stop at the duty-free shop to buy our quota of cachaca.
    Charlotte Observer, 30 Jan. 2024
  • The victims, Lollie Winans and Julie Williams, were a young couple on a week-long backcountry trek.
    Elizabeth Hightower Allen, Outside Online, 30 Dec. 2022
  • Swift has reportedly since begun her trek back to the U.S. to attend the Super Bowl.
    TIME, 10 Feb. 2024
  • The upcoming trek marks the first time Teenage Fanclub have performed in North America in five years.
    Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 20 Feb. 2024
  • The wait was especially long on the weekends, as folks from all over Greater Los Angeles made the trek just for the papery-thin dumplings.
    Clarissa Wei, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2023
  • For Coachella Valley lifers, however, the end of the long trek down the 10 to see a show is reason enough to welcome a new arena to town.
    August Brownstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2022
  • Equally important is having a cover that can withstand the abuse of a hard trek.
    Kevin Cortez, Popular Mechanics, 5 Apr. 2023
  • With actors and writers on strike, most movie stars won’t be making the trek across the border when the celebration of movies kicks off on Sept. 7.
    Brent Lang, Variety, 6 Sep. 2023

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