tryst

noun \ ˈtrist , especially British ˈtrīst \

Definition of tryst

1 :an agreement (as between lovers) to meet

2 :an appointed meeting or meeting place

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Examples of tryst in a Sentence

both lovers had to hurry to keep their noontime tryst in the park

Recent Examples of tryst from the Web

In response to New York Times critic Jeremy Egner’s musings on the subject, commenters ranged from blithe to jubilant about the aunt-son tryst.

— lynsey g., Glamour, "How OK Is it to Cheer for the ‘Game of Thrones’ Incest Plotline?," 30 Aug. 2017
The hazy lighting and filmy shades lend themselves to the perfect backdrop for a weekend-long tryst with your love.

— sara tardiff, ELLE Decor, "Welcome To The Love Hotel: A Luxury (And Full-Sensory) Romantic Experience," 18 Aug. 2017
The town in which Austen’s characters tryst, shop and party is a bustling place full of aristocrats who come there to see and be seen, to exhibit fashions and socialize and to enjoy the health benefits, both real and putative, of the sulfur baths.

— kat eschner, Smithsonian, "Five Things to Know About Bath, Jane Austen’s Home and Inspiration," 18 July 2017
The FBI’s review of Desiree and Hazley’s text messages, phone and Internet records and Facebook postings confirmed numerous trysts arranged through Backpage, the affidavit by Special Agent Jonathan Williamson shows.

— tom jackman, Washington Post, "How a 16-year-old went from Backpage to prostitution to homicide victim," 11 July 2017
Suddenly the Trump - Xi tryst looks as fleeting as a Taylor Swift fling.

— clay chandler, Fortune, "A fine bromance: For Trump and China’s Xi, is Hamburg the end of the affair?," 8 July 2017
Before her tryst with Yorn, Johansson and Jost were seen kissing in May at Saturday Night Live‘s season finale afterparty, Page Six reported.

— julie jordan, PEOPLE.com, "Scarlett Johansson and Colin Jost Are Back On!," 4 July 2017
He was married to designer Barbara Feltus at the time of the tryst.

— douglas perry, OregonLive.com, "Bankruptcy order is latest surprise twist in Boris Becker's post-playing life," 21 June 2017
Of course, Kushner can’t help that his dad went to federal prison about a decade ago for evading taxes and taking revenge on his sister by hiring a prostitute to seduce her husband and sending her a videotape of the tryst.

— t.a. frank, The Hive, "For Trump, Is there Life After Jared Kushner?," 1 June 2017

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