How to Use destination in a Sentence

destination

noun
  • The package reached its destination two days later.
  • We traveled through three states before reaching our final destination.
  • After stopping for lunch, we continued on toward our destination.
  • He enjoys traveling to remote and exotic destinations.
  • Now, the case can be made that this is the destination for overnighting oenophiles.
    Brad Japhe, Travel + Leisure, 1 Oct. 2023
  • Chief among them is Taco Bell, which has long been known as the destination for the broke and hungry.
    Emily Heil, Washington Post, 2 Feb. 2024
  • So by the time the ball reached its destination, the USC sophomore was in position to make a play.
    Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2023
  • The area has inspired artists and been a destination for tourists and students alike.
    NBC news, 14 Oct. 2023
  • There’s no journey here — all of this is the destination.
    Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2023
  • From the coast of Maine to the peaks of the French Alps, embracing the brrr is easy with these picture-perfect destinations.
    Sean Santiago, ELLE Decor, 28 July 2023
  • Fiji and Hawaii are on their short list of destinations.
    Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 19 Jan. 2024
  • Its destination is perhaps the most ironic: the parking garage that Greene still owns.
    Michael Granberry, Dallas News, 23 June 2023
  • Baradari Baradari is the City Palace’s fine dining destination.
    Jahnavi Bhatt, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Dec. 2023
  • These routes can be crucial in driving the success of a destination.
    Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 3 Apr. 2024
  • The answer to that lies within the software used to pilot the vehicle and a change in destination late in the mission planning process.
    Tim Fernholz, Quartz, 26 May 2023
  • On Thursday, the royals stepped out in Mombasa, the second destination of their state visit to the African country.
    Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 2 Nov. 2023
  • Some commercial flights have been getting to their destinations faster than normal over the past few days – all thanks to an extra push from the jet stream.
    Amanda Maile, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2023
  • Grab coffee at one of 19 cafes that our critics says make L.A. a world-class coffee destination.
    Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2023
  • That’s starting to happen, but not to all destinations.
    Scott McMurren, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Sep. 2023
  • Pro tip: Walk this route to your next drinking or eating destination to spice up your travel time.
    Katie Toussaint, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
  • The film features the two Hollywood stars at a destination wedding where love is in the air — and so is their disdain for one another.
    Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 18 Nov. 2023
  • Their destination was the Rafah border crossing with Egypt.
    Hannah Allam, Washington Post, 23 Dec. 2023
  • With the Atlanta flight, the airline will fly nonstop to 54 different destinations from the Oregon city.
    Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 27 Feb. 2024
  • The Florida Keys are the perfect destination for a weekend getaway with your best friends.
    Caroline Rogers, Southern Living, 2 Apr. 2024
  • No details were given of the destination of the American Army private, who had been based in South Korea.
    Patrick Smith, NBC News, 27 Sep. 2023
  • The identity of the victims and the destination of the bus are being withheld until the victim's next of kin are notified, police said.
    Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 7 Aug. 2023
  • These twin destinations are an easy day-trip distance from Medellín, but an overnight stay at some of the country's coolest glamping spots is even better.
    Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 3 Feb. 2024
  • Go to Howe Caverns, the field-trip destination of every upstate New York schoolchild.
    Curbed Staff, Curbed, 22 Dec. 2023
  • See all the findings, and maybe find your perfect retirement destination, at insidermonkey.com.
    Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 15 Feb. 2024
  • The supermodel, who has since been released, had flown on a private jet to the tropical destination for a girls' trip from the United States on July 10.
    Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 18 July 2023

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