joyridden

past participle of joyride

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for joyridden
Verb
  • Perry was also spotted behind the wheel of an electric vehicle and tooled around town with Trudeau riding in the passenger seat.
    Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 16 June 2026
  • Re-tooled with new signings, the defensive inadequacies and erratic finishing that had held the club back during his first campaign were eradicated.
    Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Instead, the brothers were beaten with fists, knees and feet in the home’s basement before being driven to the cornfield and buried.
    Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2026
  • If your engine still has original, non-hardened valve seats and is driven under load or at highway speeds, using a lead substitute additive can help reduce valve seat wear.
    John Paul Senior Manager Public Affairs And Traffic Safety Aaa Northeast, Hartford Courant, 11 July 2026
Verb
  • Yoshida began the top of the 10th as the automatic runner on second, but immediately motored to third on a first-pitch sacrifice bunt by Wong and scored the go-ahead run on a sacrifice fly by Seigler.
    Gabrielle Starr, Hartford Courant, 12 July 2026
  • Eventually, Flores and Álvarez motored to the rendezvous point, where there was no sign of the Fiorella, or of the other skiff.
    Will Freeman, New Yorker, 30 June 2026
Verb
  • Ridley, who won an Oscar for writing 12 Years a Slave, doesn’t hold back on some of his favorites of the year – one about a man who hacked into the telephone system using his voice, and another about an iconic actor who recently turned 90.
    Matthew Carey, Deadline, 7 July 2026
  • Stokes allegedly hacked an unnamed luxury jewelry retailer in May 2025 while using a VPN.
    Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 6 July 2026
Verb
  • Norway’s elite 6-foot-5 goal scorer raced with some of the best in the battle for the Golden Boot in the tournament, given to the player with the most goals, and his performance in DFW put his name firmly on the world stage.
    Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 July 2026
  • After a poor first touch with his head, Digne was trying to clear the ball when Yamal raced in from behind to challenge in the penalty area.
    ABC News, ABC News, 14 July 2026
Verb
  • Two men dragged a third into the emergency room and laid him on the floor, according to footage shown in court.
    Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026
  • His efforts dragged him into a love triangle with Annis and her former partner, Corbin Mims, which ultimately left Caleb single ahead of Casa Amor, the show’s midseason twist.
    Tanya Fedak, Variety, 10 July 2026
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“Joyridden.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/joyridden. Accessed 15 Jul. 2026.

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