road trip

noun

|Updated on: 9 Jun 2018

Examples: road trip in a Sentence

Definition of road trip

1 : a trip taken by a sports team to play one or more away games

2 : an extended trip in a motor vehicle

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road-trip

play \ˈrōd-ˈtrip\ intransitive verb

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Examples of road trip in a Sentence

The team won three of five games on its road trip.

Recent Examples of road trip from the Web

For all the angst in April and May over unreliable starting pitchers and inconsistent hitters, the Cubs assuaged many concerns with their strongest week of the season on a road trip through Pittsburgh and New York.

— david haugh, chicagotribune.com, "Jake Arrieta, returning to Wrigley Field with Phillies, transformed Cubs into a team to be feared," 4 June 2018
Matthew Chapin of Lake City, Florida had set off on a road trip in April and was scheduled to ride his Kawasaki motorcycle to Crater Lake and then to Portland to meet family, the Oregon State Police said.

— gordon r. friedman, OregonLive.com, "Missing Florida motorcyclist found alive in Oregon wilderness," 4 June 2018
In 2017, shortly after Wili - whose formal name was Nawiliwili Nelson - was diagnosed with cancer, the spiritual leader and his four-legged follower embarked on a road trip to celebrate their longtime friendship.

— kim chatelain, NOLA.com, "Covington priest takes off on televangelist Jesse Duplantis' $54 million drive to buy jet," 31 May 2018
Milwaukee's 15 hits were two shy of tying its season high, established earlier on the road trip in Colorado.

— todd rosiak, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Brewers 8, Twins 3: Jesús Aguilar's bat powers more road work," 18 May 2018
Our Scott Lauber, who is on the road trip with the Phils, explained why those pregame positive vibes did not pan out for the manager or his team.

— bob brookover, Philly.com, "Injuries lead to auditions for Phillies | Extra Innings," 1 May 2018
Rookie Lewis Brinson continues to endure growing pains, his average lagging at .146 despite hitting three homers on the road trip.

— craig davis, Sun-Sentinel.com, "Stats mirror Marlins' dreadful start; series win in L.A. offers hope," 26 Apr. 2018
Though the premise seems hackneyed — an estranged father and son go on a road trip to spend time together because the former is mortally ill — the writing is unsentimental and Ed Harris, as the father, is extraordinary.

— chronicle staff report, San Francisco Chronicle, "Capsule movie reviews for week of April 29," 26 Apr. 2018
His absence will be felt most acutely on the road trip that begins Thursday in Oakland before hitting Oklahoma City and Houston.

— jeff mcdonald, San Antonio Express-News, "Leonard aims for return, but will it come soon enough?," 7 Mar. 2018

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