1
: an act or instance of traveling : journey
2
: a course or period of traveling by other than land routes
a long sea voyage
3
: an account of a journey especially by sea
Examples of voyage in a Sentence
Noun
The Titanic sank on her maiden voyage.
He wrote about his many voyages into the South Seas.
a manned voyage to Mars
Verb
They voyaged to distant lands.
He spent his youth voyaging around the globe.
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Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
The vessel imploded while on its 88th dive, killing five people on a deep-sea voyage to the Titanic wreckage on June 18, 2023.
—Ayesha Ali, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2025
Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 7 Oct. 2025
And with her last-day outfit ready to go, she gets set to voyage home feeling centered, not chaotic.
—Alesandra Dubin, Southern Living, 2 Oct. 2025
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Noun
This year, China has deployed multiple warships—including two aircraft carriers—far from its coastline to demonstrate its fast-growing naval power, conducting operations such as a circumnavigation of Australia and a voyage around most of Japan's islands.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
The vessel imploded while on its 88th dive, killing five people on a deep-sea voyage to the Titanic wreckage on June 18, 2023.
—Ayesha Ali, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2025
Verb
Based on Swift's blunt response, don't expect the Grammy-winning musician to follow in the footsteps any time soon of other celebrities like Katy Perry and William Shatner who have voyaged beyond Earth's atmosphere.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 7 Oct. 2025
And with her last-day outfit ready to go, she gets set to voyage home feeling centered, not chaotic.
—Alesandra Dubin, Southern Living, 2 Oct. 2025
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“Voyage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/voyage. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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