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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Bryan West, USA Today, 9 Mar. 2026
Once-common jaunts across the border to shop are out of the picture.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 7 Mar. 2026
Mykenna Maniece, Vogue, 5 Mar. 2026
The move breaks a record previously held by Coldplay for most shows in a calendar year; the British group achieved a 10 show stand back in 2024 for the band’s Music of the Spheres jaunt.
—Thomas Smith, Billboard, 28 Jan. 2026
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Noun
Swift attended two Super Bowls, including an overnight jaunt from Tokyo to Las Vegas to watch Kelce and the Chiefs beat the San Francisco 49ers.
—Bryan West, USA Today, 9 Mar. 2026
Once-common jaunts across the border to shop are out of the picture.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 7 Mar. 2026
Verb
Chappell Roan has been flexing her beauty chameleon muscle this week while jaunting about Paris Fashion Week.
—Mykenna Maniece, Vogue, 5 Mar. 2026
The move breaks a record previously held by Coldplay for most shows in a calendar year; the British group achieved a 10 show stand back in 2024 for the band’s Music of the Spheres jaunt.
—Thomas Smith, Billboard, 28 Jan. 2026
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“Jaunt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jaunt. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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