road trip
noun
1
: a trip taken by a sports team to play one or more away games
2
: an extended trip in a motor vehicle
Examples of road trip in a Sentence
The team won three of five games on its road trip.
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The Sharks begin a five-game road trip against the Dallas Stars on Friday.
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Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 4 Dec. 2025
Skaggs died in a Texas hotel room in 2019 at the start of a team road trip.
—Sean Emery, Oc Register, 4 Dec. 2025
Chris Paul says the Los Angeles Clippers are sending him home from their road trip, putting a shocking twist on what is expected to be the veteran point guard’s final NBA season.
—Greg Beacham, Denver Post, 3 Dec. 2025
Josh Green is making significant progress, which led to the Hornets assigning him to the Greensboro Swarm for practice back in North Carolina on Tuesday while the Hornets are in between action on their three-game road trip.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 3 Dec. 2025
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Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 4 Dec. 2025
Skaggs died in a Texas hotel room in 2019 at the start of a team road trip.
—Sean Emery, Oc Register, 4 Dec. 2025
Chris Paul says the Los Angeles Clippers are sending him home from their road trip, putting a shocking twist on what is expected to be the veteran point guard’s final NBA season.
—Greg Beacham, Denver Post, 3 Dec. 2025
Josh Green is making significant progress, which led to the Hornets assigning him to the Greensboro Swarm for practice back in North Carolina on Tuesday while the Hornets are in between action on their three-game road trip.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 3 Dec. 2025
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“Road trip.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/road%20trip. Accessed 5 Dec. 2025.
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