as in excursion
a short trip for pleasure an occasional sortie to the city to rummage through some of its numerous used-book stores

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Recent Examples of sortie Prickly concedes that getting video of a hit often requires a second sortie, sometimes three or four. Tamar Jacoby, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025 Chinese air force sorties may encroach farther on Taiwan’s territorial airspace, and ships may close in on the island’s territorial seas, raising the risk of collisions or misperceptions of Chinese intent among Taiwan’s defenders. Joel Wuthnow, Foreign Affairs, 12 Sep. 2025 The aircraft traveled 86,000 nautical miles, with the sailors completing 23,000 hours of safe flight operations and about 11,000 sorties, Bauernschmidt told reporters from The Center Square and other media. Jamie Parsons, The Washington Examiner, 15 Aug. 2025 The July 24-28 clashes, the worst fighting between the countries in more than a decade, involved exchanges of artillery fire and jet fighter sorties that killed at least 43 and left over 300,000 people displaced on both sides. Reuters, NBC news, 10 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sortie
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Noun
  • There aren’t many tours available, so an excursion to the castle is most likely going to be an independent adventure.
    Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 22 Oct. 2025
  • But traveling by cruise meant that breakfast was easy to come by each day (especially when the excursions had an early meeting time), and the buffet on the ship plus a pizza spot helped with any midday snacking needs.
    Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The below-ground theme park, as historian Ashleigh Androsoff explains, offers tours purporting to tell two local stories.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 20 Oct. 2025
  • According to The Dallas Morning News, the new junior tour will feature 10-12 events in 2026, eliminating entry fees and membership costs.
    Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Oct. 2025

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