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
Heran Mamo, Billboard, 25 Mar. 2024
Completing most of the short jaunt was a reassuring validation that the rocket’s design appears to be sound.
—Kenneth Chang, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2024
About 30 minutes south of Powder Mountain and an hour from Park City, 3,000-acre Snowbasin is the place for uncrowded, expansive terrain, wide-open bowls, and beautiful off-piste jaunts.
—Nina Kokotas Hahn, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Mar. 2024
Art openings, Verdi at the Met, jaunts to see colleagues in Singapore, regular dinners at the Pierre in New York, and high tea at Fortnum & Mason in London (where Marina was nearly born, when her mother, Lydia Hadjipateras, had her water break on a drizzly late-October day in 1982).
—Virginia Heffernan, WIRED, 14 Feb. 2024
The place also is just a short jaunt away from the beach cities of Del Mar, Solana, Encinitas and La Jolla.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 11 Jan. 2024
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A romantic jaunt to California's wine country might be the perfect getaway for couples looking for delicious vino, beautiful views, and world-class dining.
—Claudia Fisher, Travel + Leisure, 2 Mar. 2024
In the minds of the day trippers, these cross-border jaunts are just fun days out.
—Chris Lau, CNN, 24 Feb. 2024
The news comes as Swift continues her Eras Tour, taking the jaunt to Australia.
—Zoe G Phillips, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Feb. 2024
Jackie Burrell, The Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2024
As Bella Baxter, the actress jaunts around Victorian London with the brain of an unborn child.
—Brendan Le, Peoplemag, 11 Mar. 2024
Piano chords that jaunt along during solos and rise above the swirling, clashing chaos, demanding to be acknowledged.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2024
Voyages call upon fewer ports—guests jaunt through yachting playgrounds like Bodrum, Turkey; Malta; Dominica; and Guadeloupe—but linger in each setting.
—Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Oct. 2023
These boots will keep you comfortable on your feet, whether jaunting through the airport, sightseeing, shopping, or moseying around a networking event.
—Theresa Holland, Travel + Leisure, 15 Aug. 2023
As an exclusive option for the highest-performance-variant TLX, this gold color is sure to cause at least some gawking while jaunting down the road.
—Jacob Kurowicki, Car and Driver, 3 Aug. 2023
The Brewers’ lead was 5-1 by the time Perkins jaunted to the plate a second time.
—Journal Sentinel, 3 June 2023
The foursome jaunted around Asia on a bus on a grand post-pandemic adventure.
—Maureen O'Hare, CNN, 1 Apr. 2023
Noun
The 26-date jaunt, which will be supported by special guest Jazmine Sullivan and October London, will kicks off on Sept. 14 at Hollywood, Fla.’s Hard Rock Live at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood, and wrap on Oct. 27 at Los Angeles’ Kia Forum.
—Heran Mamo, Billboard, 25 Mar. 2024
Completing most of the short jaunt was a reassuring validation that the rocket’s design appears to be sound.
—Kenneth Chang, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2024
About 30 minutes south of Powder Mountain and an hour from Park City, 3,000-acre Snowbasin is the place for uncrowded, expansive terrain, wide-open bowls, and beautiful off-piste jaunts.
—Nina Kokotas Hahn, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Mar. 2024
Art openings, Verdi at the Met, jaunts to see colleagues in Singapore, regular dinners at the Pierre in New York, and high tea at Fortnum & Mason in London (where Marina was nearly born, when her mother, Lydia Hadjipateras, had her water break on a drizzly late-October day in 1982).
—Virginia Heffernan, WIRED, 14 Feb. 2024
The place also is just a short jaunt away from the beach cities of Del Mar, Solana, Encinitas and La Jolla.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 11 Jan. 2024
How to Make the Most of Your Trip to Kauai
Napa Valley, California
A romantic jaunt to California's wine country might be the perfect getaway for couples looking for delicious vino, beautiful views, and world-class dining.
—Claudia Fisher, Travel + Leisure, 2 Mar. 2024
In the minds of the day trippers, these cross-border jaunts are just fun days out.
—Chris Lau, CNN, 24 Feb. 2024
The news comes as Swift continues her Eras Tour, taking the jaunt to Australia.
—Zoe G Phillips, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Feb. 2024
Verb
Our intrepid readers have jaunted off on some incredible journeys over the last year.
—Jackie Burrell, The Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2024
As Bella Baxter, the actress jaunts around Victorian London with the brain of an unborn child.
—Brendan Le, Peoplemag, 11 Mar. 2024
Piano chords that jaunt along during solos and rise above the swirling, clashing chaos, demanding to be acknowledged.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2024
Voyages call upon fewer ports—guests jaunt through yachting playgrounds like Bodrum, Turkey; Malta; Dominica; and Guadeloupe—but linger in each setting.
—Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Oct. 2023
These boots will keep you comfortable on your feet, whether jaunting through the airport, sightseeing, shopping, or moseying around a networking event.
—Theresa Holland, Travel + Leisure, 15 Aug. 2023
As an exclusive option for the highest-performance-variant TLX, this gold color is sure to cause at least some gawking while jaunting down the road.
—Jacob Kurowicki, Car and Driver, 3 Aug. 2023
The Brewers’ lead was 5-1 by the time Perkins jaunted to the plate a second time.
—Journal Sentinel, 3 June 2023
The foursome jaunted around Asia on a bus on a grand post-pandemic adventure.
—Maureen O'Hare, CNN, 1 Apr. 2023
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jaunt
nounˈjȯnt,
ˈjänt
: a short trip for pleasure
jaunt
verb
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