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
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
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Justin Kroll, Deadline, 9 Dec. 2025
That is because the auto show will be hosting an exhibition celebrating 100 years of the historic jaunt of Americana — Route 66 — which was first established in 1926, stretching from Santa Monica, California, to Chicago.
—Liam Rappleye, Freep.com, 9 Dec. 2025
Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 2 Nov. 2025
Marshall got free for a 73-yard touchdown jaunt up the right boundary on the Rams’ third play from scrimmage — and CSU was literally and figuratively off to the races from there.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 11 Oct. 2025
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Noun
The film follows a group of best friends from high school who attempt to reconnect during a weekend jaunt to Vegas.
—Justin Kroll, Deadline, 9 Dec. 2025
That is because the auto show will be hosting an exhibition celebrating 100 years of the historic jaunt of Americana — Route 66 — which was first established in 1926, stretching from Santa Monica, California, to Chicago.
—Liam Rappleye, Freep.com, 9 Dec. 2025
Verb
Sneakers are the most convenient form of footwear for the marathon of stairs descending to Parisian metro stations or jaunting between galleries and museums during events like Art Basel Paris.
—Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 2 Nov. 2025
Marshall got free for a 73-yard touchdown jaunt up the right boundary on the Rams’ third play from scrimmage — and CSU was literally and figuratively off to the races from there.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 11 Oct. 2025
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“Jaunt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jaunt. Accessed 15 Dec. 2025.
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