Synonyms of sorties

sorties

noun

plural of sortie

as in excursions

a short trip for pleasure

an occasional sortie to the city to rummage through some of its numerous used-book stores

Synonyms & Similar Words

• excursions
• tours
• travels
• outings
• expeditions
• jaunts
• sallies
• junkets
• voyages
• rambles
• walks
• spins
• journeys
• detours
• sashays
• hikes
• odysseys
• safaris
• treks
• pilgrimages
• peregrinations
• circuits

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of sorties

The training mission involved 10 sorties, during which crews dropped a total of 24 BDU-50 and 12 BDU-56 practice bombs. — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 18 July 2026

Another way to identify aggressive checkers is via interrupting opposition sorties in the neutral zone. — Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 26 June 2026

Pérez estimates that Cuba may have only six to eight operational aircraft capable of flying combat sorties, including aging MiG-29s and MiG-23s. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 28 May 2026

The Adil Shahi army led by Yusuf Adil Shah, who was not actually dead, soon retaliated against the Portuguese, launching sorties against their positions and eventually sending a force of 60,000 men to attack Goa. — Sanat Pai Raikarall, Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 Apr. 2026

The People’s Liberation Army has also stepped up pressure on Taipei through large-scale exercises and near-daily sorties across the median line of the Taiwan Strait. — Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026

Interestingly, its nearly cube-like design—broken only by the addition of a hood—was a statement of stature that soon made the G-Wagen a status symbol conscripted far more for shopping sorties through Beverly Hills than anything tapping into its all-terrain acumen. — Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 13 Mar. 2026

Since the start of the operation, Israeli aircraft have carried out more than 1,600 sorties and deployed more than 5,000 munitions, according to figures released Wednesday. — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 5 Mar. 2026

Seven years later, in December 1998, after Saddam blocked United Nations inspections of his alleged weapon-of-mass-destruction facilities, Clinton included six of the dictator’s palaces as targets of the 650 bomb sorties and 400 cruise missiles in the four-day Operation Desert Fox. — Tim Naftali, The Atlantic, 3 Mar. 2026