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The result: a fun, comfy joyride at near-normal bike speeds. — Roy M. Wallack, latimes.com, "Summer is calling: Fitness gear to get you outdoors – and moving," 5 July 2018 In a new study, scientists reveal aging to be a process set in motion by the rise of malign forces called senescent cells, which progressively hijack the body and take it on a nightmarish joyride. — Melissa Healy, latimes.com, "This drug cocktail reduced signs of age-related diseases and extended life in mice and human cells," 10 July 2018 Often, teenagers take cars for joyrides and abandon them in Hartford. — Jesse Leavenworth, Courant Community, "Manchester Residents Rail Against Proposed Curfew," 10 July 2018 The two polygraph experts were busted for taking a bicycle with a pink seat on a late-night joyride between bars on Mackinac Island, the Detroit News reports. — Melissa Locker, Time, "Two Cops Went on a Very Silly Joy Ride on a Pink-Seated Bicycle," 27 June 2018 Twenty years ago, Les Bleus won their first World Cup, and took the world on a joyride. — Jonathan Tannenwald, Philly.com, "2018 World Cup: Previewing everything from Messi and Ronaldo to the best teams and matches," 13 June 2018 Yabut’s Twitter feed includes pictures and video apparently taken during the joyride. — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, "Soldier Steals Armored Vehicle, Takes Joyride Through City," 6 June 2018 Police on Wednesday arrested an Oregon State University freshman suspected of kidnapping a hotel worker at gunpoint in Newport and then going on a late-night joyride with her handcuffed in the back of his car. — Shane Dixon Kavanaugh, OregonLive.com, "OSU freshman kidnaps, handcuffs female hotel worker at gunpoint, goes on joyride: cops," 31 May 2018 Her career then transitioned into studio albums filled with romantic piano music and cosmic, new-age joyrides. — Michael Calore, WIRED, "Analog Surround-Sound Is Reborn on a New Quadraphonic LP," 31 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'joyride.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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