as in to stay
to reside as a temporary guest
began their retirement by leisurely sojourning with friends and relatives scattered across the country
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Recent Examples of sojourn
Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2025
Mirroring the Beatles’ own sojourn from Liverpool to Germany, Springsteen and the E Street Band’s European tour next heads to Berlin on June 11.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 8 June 2025
Michael S. Williamson, Washington Post, 22 June 2024
From inside Epstein's enigmatic waterfront temple to the pristine beaches, pools, and cabanas scattered across his 71-acres of prime archipelagic real estate, the data compiled by Near captures the movements of scores of people who sojourned at Little St. James as early as July 2016.
—Dhruv Mehrotra, WIRED, 28 Mar. 2024
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Noun
In the depths of the offseason, the NBA Summer League breathes some life back into the professional men’s basketball calendar with an 11-day sojourn to Las Vegas for a glimpse at the league’s future.
—Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2025
Mirroring the Beatles’ own sojourn from Liverpool to Germany, Springsteen and the E Street Band’s European tour next heads to Berlin on June 11.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 8 June 2025
Verb
Civil rights tourism had been a boon to the state economy — 4 in 10 visitors come to the state to see the civil rights sites in Montgomery, 2 in 10 go to 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, according to the state tourism bureau — but his city offered little to those who sojourned there.
—Michael S. Williamson, Washington Post, 22 June 2024
From inside Epstein's enigmatic waterfront temple to the pristine beaches, pools, and cabanas scattered across his 71-acres of prime archipelagic real estate, the data compiled by Near captures the movements of scores of people who sojourned at Little St. James as early as July 2016.
—Dhruv Mehrotra, WIRED, 28 Mar. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sojourn
Noun
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Around her visit to the U.K., Eilish’s entire catalog surged on the charts in that country.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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Indeed, this would be Putin’s first visit to the U.S. (outside trips to the United Nations in New York) since 2007, before his invasion of Georgia the following year.—
Marc Champion,
Twin Cities,
13 Aug. 2025
Verb
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To stay at Casa Carolina is also to support the hotel's commitment to sustainability, woven through the fabric of its operations in big ways and small.—
Carley Rojas Ávila,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Aston Villa Supporters’ Trust also asked for the club to freeze prices, in line with some other top-flight clubs, such as Liverpool, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Manchester City, who belatedly announced costs would be staying the same following supporter protests.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Sojourn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sojourn. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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