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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Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2025
The first container ships started going through the Arctic more than a decade ago, but usually on specialized, ad hoc voyages, Humpert told CNN.
—Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
Alesandra Dubin, Southern Living, 2 Oct. 2025
Born around 1755 into a vast web of royal lineage that stretched across Hawaii, he was connected to nearly every major ruling family of his time and became the first Hawaiian chief to voyage beyond the islands.
—Jp Mangalindan, Time, 1 Aug. 2025
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Noun
The Royal Caribbean cruise ship facing a norovirus outbreak while at sea docked at PortMiami early Thursday morning, concluding a 13-night voyage.
—Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2025
The first container ships started going through the Arctic more than a decade ago, but usually on specialized, ad hoc voyages, Humpert told CNN.
—Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
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
Born around 1755 into a vast web of royal lineage that stretched across Hawaii, he was connected to nearly every major ruling family of his time and became the first Hawaiian chief to voyage beyond the islands.
—Jp Mangalindan, Time, 1 Aug. 2025
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“Voyage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/voyage. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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