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 Rangers began a season-ending three-game road trip.
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ABC News, 11 Apr. 2026
The job entails driving the iconic road while making overnight stops at Wyndham brands, including Days Inn, Super 8, La Quinta, and Howard Johnson—road trip staples for generations of American families.
—Meena Thiruvengadam, Travel + Leisure, 10 Apr. 2026
After managing only 11 runs and 19 in their first four games of the road trip, the Cubs put up 15 runs and 24 hits in the last two games versus Tampa Bay.
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
Nimrods is a coming-of-age film centering on three high school friends who set out on a wild road trip under the mistaken assumption that their fledgling band has been booked to open for Green Day on New Year’s Eve.
—Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 9 Apr. 2026
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ABC News, 11 Apr. 2026
The job entails driving the iconic road while making overnight stops at Wyndham brands, including Days Inn, Super 8, La Quinta, and Howard Johnson—road trip staples for generations of American families.
—Meena Thiruvengadam, Travel + Leisure, 10 Apr. 2026
After managing only 11 runs and 19 in their first four games of the road trip, the Cubs put up 15 runs and 24 hits in the last two games versus Tampa Bay.
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
Nimrods is a coming-of-age film centering on three high school friends who set out on a wild road trip under the mistaken assumption that their fledgling band has been booked to open for Green Day on New Year’s Eve.
—Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 9 Apr. 2026
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“Road trip.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/road%20trip. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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