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jaunt

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verb

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Recent Examples of jaunt
Noun
Winter is coming, and that means curtailing my cruising, but the joys of jaunting around on this sweet ride should keep me warm even as the weather grows cold. WIRED, 29 Nov. 2024 Abrams in a white gown hugged Swift tightly and then bowed before jaunting down the catwalk to her exit point in the middle of the diamond. Bryan West, USA TODAY, 17 Nov. 2024
Verb
At first, officials encouraged these jaunts. Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 26 Aug. 2025 But Fierce Photography, said the nearby Catskills make for a perfect afternoon jaunt. Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 25 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for jaunt
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jaunt
Noun
  • Suite guests will also have on-demand butler service, along with other perks such as laundry service included with the fare and and priority shore excursion booking.
    Nathan Diller, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Whether aboard Evrima, Ilma, or Luminara, The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection’s custom private excursions ensure that art and culture follow you from ship to shore and as far as the aesthete’s eye can see.
    AFAR Media, AFAR Media, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Seek Adventure Challenge yourselves by hiking Mount Kilimanjaro, a dormant volcano in Tanzania; trekking mountain gorillas in Rwanda or Uganda; flying in a hot air balloon over the Masai Mara; or zip-lining over Zimbabwe’s Victoria Falls.
    Karin Jones, Travel + Leisure, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Natural Habitat Adventures reports that its gorilla trekking trips are about 50 percent ahead year-over-year, and luxury travel experts Black Tomato have seen its Rwanda trips increase 50 percent since 2019, with gorilla trekking the main motivator for its clients.
    Gaby Keiderling, Robb Report, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Neither of those approaches speaks to a massively competitive tour.
    Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Though Davies planned to reunite the band for a tour in 2015, it was canceled when the musician was diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a type of cancer that attacks plasma cells.
    Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • While there’s not a lot to see and do, every bit of it is worth experiencing, so pick a pretty day and wander over to Waverly for a few hours of chatting with friendly folks, digging into good food, and scouring shelves for cool finds.
    Jennifer Stewart Kornegay, Southern Living, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Whether sailing across Lake Zurich or wandering the Kunsthaus, the city reveals itself seductively.
    Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Calling Paris romantic is an understatement—the city has inspired poets and artists, who still pilgrimage here today in search of inspiration that can be found in nearly every turn, in every arrondissement.
    Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 26 July 2025
  • Reynolds is hoping the selection of Chicago native Robert Francis Prevost as the first American pope — Pope Leo XIV — might boost the city as a travel and pilgrimage destination.
    Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2025
Verb
  • Some of the most notable included the iconic bell tower, the central fountain, the roaming pack of feral cats, and the massive gingko trees that loomed over a section of the academic quad and carpeted the sidewalks with golden leaves each fall.
    Katherine Polcari, Southern Living, 6 Sep. 2025
  • In its world, resurrected mammoths roam, AI governs underground facilities, and human-animal hybrids embody both triumph and ambiguity.
    Charlie Fink, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Finn simply tripped in an environment that was not set up to be safe for him.
    Bridget Fogarty, jsonline.com, 5 Sep. 2025
  • With no cords to trip over, cleaning will feel a lot less like a juggling act.
    Toni Sutton, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Join Uniworld’s 12-night India’s Golden Triangle & The Sacred Ganges voyage from New Delhi to Kolkata, from $5,879 per person including all meals, unlimited beverages (including fine wines & spirits), daily excursions, airport transfers, and WiFi.
    Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025
  • Tristan told stories about the sea, voyages around the Cape of Good Hope, where the waves were high as houses.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 June 2025

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