day trip
noun
: a journey in which a person goes to visit a place and then returns home on the same day
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Michelle Bailey, 52, from Chicago, joined one of Payne’s first Ditch Days, a same-day trip to New York City.
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Essence, 27 Dec. 2025
Each flight and day trip starts at $21,000, plus additional taxes and service fees, and can accommodate up to six people.
—Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 23 Dec. 2025
For more extreme terrain, consider a heli-ski excursion to a remote peak like the Monte Rossa massif (from $1,470) or complete the bucket-list Haute Route and ski tour between Zermatt and Chamonix ($1,980 for a six-day trip).
—Jen Murphy, Outside, 20 Dec. 2025
In 1998, 23-year-old Amy Bradley embarked on a Royal Caribbean International cruise with her family for a seven-day trip to the tropics to celebrate her recent college graduation.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 20 Dec. 2025
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Essence, 27 Dec. 2025
Each flight and day trip starts at $21,000, plus additional taxes and service fees, and can accommodate up to six people.
—Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 23 Dec. 2025
For more extreme terrain, consider a heli-ski excursion to a remote peak like the Monte Rossa massif (from $1,470) or complete the bucket-list Haute Route and ski tour between Zermatt and Chamonix ($1,980 for a six-day trip).
—Jen Murphy, Outside, 20 Dec. 2025
In 1998, 23-year-old Amy Bradley embarked on a Royal Caribbean International cruise with her family for a seven-day trip to the tropics to celebrate her recent college graduation.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 20 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for day trip
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“Day trip.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/day%20trip. Accessed 29 Dec. 2025.
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