1
: a usually short journey or excursion undertaken especially for pleasure
a weekend jaunt to the coast
2
archaic
: a tiring trip
jaunted; jaunting; jaunts
Synonyms
Examples of jaunt in a Sentence
Noun
a four-day jaunt to the mountains
took a leisurely jaunt up to the mountains for the day
Recent Examples on the Web
Foreign Affairs, 16 July 2024
Meet at the Nature Center for a nice, easy jaunt around the lake.
—Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 4 July 2024
Syl Sobel, Baltimore Sun, 1 July 2024
The couple took advantage of the break and celebrated their nine-day Pennsylvania jaunt with a spending spree, courtesy of their victim, Clerkin said.
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 18 Apr. 2024
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Noun
Blood, Class And Nostalgia: Anglo-American Ironies An entertaining, sardonic, and yet serious jaunt through the culture of American Anglophilia.
—Foreign Affairs, 16 July 2024
Meet at the Nature Center for a nice, easy jaunt around the lake.
—Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 4 July 2024
Verb
And the rest of their whirlwind jaunt together through Pyongyang was equally as romantic: inspecting troops, petting and feeding white horses, lavishing each other with gifts.
—Syl Sobel, Baltimore Sun, 1 July 2024
The couple took advantage of the break and celebrated their nine-day Pennsylvania jaunt with a spending spree, courtesy of their victim, Clerkin said.
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 18 Apr. 2024
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“Jaunt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jaunt. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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