road-trip

Definition of road-tripnext

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of road-trip Bad Nature is a dark romp of a book, a road-trip novel propelled by a revenge plot. Gabrielle Bellot, Literary Hub, 30 Mar. 2026 Waffle House With its bright yellow signs and 24/7 diner lights, Waffle House is an iconic Southern road-trip beacon with Georgia roots that’s been serving up comforting plates for decades. Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2026 The clamp is strong enough to grab the tip of a ski for ground-up action shots, a sled for POV runs, a roof rack for road-trip footage, or even a tree branch for drive-by ski shots. Graham Averill, Outside, 24 Feb. 2026 The plan on file calls for a 74,000-square-foot store, roughly 120 fueling positions and room for a serious road-trip crowd. Lucciana Choueiry, Austin American Statesman, 13 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for road-trip
Verb
  • The family migrated to San Diego, where Dan set up a law practice specializing in medical malpractice litigation.
    Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 May 2026
  • Advocacy and tech groups warn that the platform could easily resurface by migrating servers or domain locations.
    Kara Fox, CNN Money, 8 May 2026
Verb
  • There’s also The Italian Restaurant located within the 6,100-square-foot entertainment complex that serves classic Italian comfort dishes (during idle times while dining, kids can feel free to jaunt toward the arcade for a round of air hockey before the plate of rigatoni is served).
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Apr. 2026
  • The move breaks a record previously held by Coldplay for most shows in a calendar year; the British group achieved a 10 show stand back in 2024 for the band’s Music of the Spheres jaunt.
    Thomas Smith, Billboard, 28 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Emergency crews bused the passengers back to the airport terminal, and their flight to Los Angeles was rescheduled.
    Kerry Breen, CBS News, 9 May 2026
  • Emergency crews responded to the scene and bused passengers to the terminal, the airport said.
    Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 9 May 2026
Verb
  • As anyone familiar with East Tennessee knows, black bears wandering through Gatlinburg neighborhoods, parking lots and hotels is hardly unusual this time of year.
    Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 11 May 2026
  • The best date is just wandering the old town.
    Riza Cruz, Vogue, 11 May 2026
Verb
  • This particular giant roamed Southeast Asia during the Early Cretaceous period, approximately 100 to 120 million years ago.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 14 May 2026
  • The new enclosure will allow the giraffes to roam inside and outside, eliminating what used to be a long walk from the zoo’s African Savanna to their housing barn.
    Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 14 May 2026
Verb
  • Brian said that his wife fell overboard from their eight-foot dinghy while the couple motored back to their yacht, Soulmate, off the coast of Elbow Cay around dusk.
    Peter D'Abrosca, FOXNews.com, 6 May 2026
  • Of the last four Formula 1 races in Miami Gardens, two Miami Grands Prix and two F1 Sprints, McLaren’s motored to four wins, including three consecutive 1-2 finishes.
    David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 3 May 2026
Verb
  • Nearly 100,000 visitors pilgrimage to the area annually to witness a forest canopy cloaked in orange-and-black wings.
    Jen Murphy, Travel + Leisure, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Several hundred of them pilgrimage to Arizona each February for the I Heart Pluto Festival.
    David Allan, CNN Money, 3 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The offices of the New York Taxi Workers Alliance had people of all ages on Wednesday night waiting for the end of the nightly Ramadan fast, from children sitting at tables doing math homework to cab drivers just getting off their shifts.
    Katherine Koretski, CNN Money, 20 Mar. 2026

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“Road-trip.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/road-trip. Accessed 15 May. 2026.

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