How to Use tryst in a Sentence

tryst

noun
  • For a while, their tryst seems like a very, very good one.
    Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 30 Jan. 2026
  • This, of course, was not the first time Simpson had a tryst with the law.
    Angela Helm, The Root, 1 Oct. 2017
  • Still, no act of passion is more iconic than a tryst on the sand or in the waves.
    refinery29.com, 11 June 2018
  • Hay wagon trysts have been absent from world drama for quite a while.
    David Benedict, Variety, 26 May 2023
  • Unlike the males, females can eat just fine throughout the duration of the tryst.
    Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2022
  • And when a mechanic propositions her in an episode of the new series, their tryst is not part of a scheme.
    Los Angeles Times, 19 Nov. 2021
  • Presumably that’s where Austin and Mabel met for their trysts.
    Brenda Wineapple, WSJ, 25 Oct. 2018
  • The characters wore them during a tryst and the ensuing fight.
    Domenica Bongiovanni, Indianapolis Star, 8 Mar. 2018
  • The hazy lighting and filmy shades lend themselves to the perfect backdrop for a weekend-long tryst with your love.
    Sara Tardiff, ELLE Decor, 18 Aug. 2017
  • The rift leads to scheming and swordplay aplenty, with some time left over for old-fashioned bodice-ripping trysts.
    Brian Lowry, CNN, 26 May 2017
  • He's carted off the field only to have a secret tryst with one of his fellow players in the locker room.
    Nick Romano, EW.com, 17 Sep. 2021
  • Rönkko goes on a quest for a passionate tryst to further her own self-understanding.
    Risa Sarachan, Forbes, 11 Aug. 2022
  • At the time, the pair were engaging in a very public and ridiculously over-the-top tryst that has since ended.
    Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 23 Feb. 2022
  • There was one drunken tryst a while back, but other than that it's been nothing but frustration for Stu.
    Bill Goodykoontz, azcentral, 10 July 2019
  • And after two years of trysts on the fire escape and sneaking out to nearby dance halls, they were married and are still very much in love.
    Tammy La Gorce, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2018
  • The album rises and crashes with Syd’s emotions; its lilting, lovelorn alt-blues trace the arc of a tryst gone sour.
    Sheldon Pearce, The New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2022
  • During Briscoe’s tryst with Gaffney, Alpha was scalded to death in a bathtub.
    Adam Entous, The New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2022
  • Some 41 million years ago, a pair of flies locked in a tender tryst was interrupted by a falling glob of tree resin.
    Katherine J. Wu, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Apr. 2020
  • Solange and Claire's game/ceremony/tryst looks at first like an amusingly sick way to blow off some working-class steam.
    Tony Adler, Chicago Reader, 27 June 2018
  • Love motels are common throughout Brazil, with rooms available by the hour often booked for romantic trysts.
    Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
  • The script also stirs in a BDSM tryst between two servants in a stable.
    Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
  • The two tangoed and tangled, oblivious to the man holding the mare’s tail or the two other chaperones circling this tryst.
    Joe Drape, New York Times, 4 May 2023
  • Hotel bar trysts are a classic trope for a reason; what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas, so the saying goes.
    Alex Erdekian, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 July 2023
  • Yes, Nova is back between the sheets with Calvin (Greg Vaughan) after a late-night tryst… again.
    Angelique Jackson, Variety, 30 Nov. 2022
  • The alcoholic house mom and the psychotic pianist boyfriend make this one a fun tryst into Canadian horror.
    Brooke Knisley, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024
  • But there were rumors among courthouse workers of a tryst between Aubrey, Gentry and Penrose.
    Scott Wartman, The Enquirer, 12 Aug. 2020
  • But after the birth of their three children, their passionate trysts are eventually exchanged for lonely moments miles apart.
    Nathan Smith, Time, 26 Nov. 2025
  • While Carr hilariously remains fully clothed for that first tryst — gloves, turtleneck, and all — the reprise calls for some role-playing.
    Tom Smyth, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2025
  • Drinks out and crashing a surprise birthday party do not constitute a courthouse tryst, the SJC was told.
    Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 9 Apr. 2026
  • While some signs get swept up in the heat of a moment (Aries, Aquarius), other signs plan their trysts in advance (Cancer, Virgo).
    Aliza Kelly Faragher, Allure, 30 Apr. 2018

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