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jaunt

[jawnt, jahnt] / dʒɔnt, dʒɑnt /


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“Pretend You’re Dead” came off one extended jaunt in 2019, when the author spent five months in the country researching its trans history.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 9, 2026

After the World Cup and a brief jaunt to Belize, the gang flew to Dallas, Texas.

From BBC Jun. 1, 2026

Meanwhile, songs like “Down South” brim with nostalgia for days gone by — in this instance, memories of a hitchhiking jaunt with Harrison.

From Salon May 12, 2026

The astronauts on the International Space Station receive a dose of around 240 to 480 X-rays on a six-month jaunt up in the exosphere.

From Slate Mar. 1, 2026

Marlie came next, smiling occasionally at Allun, who was swinging along beside her, whistling and singing as if he was on a country jaunt.

From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda

On those same New York jaunts, the battery range exceeded my expectations, largely set by my Mustang Mach-E.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 30, 2026

He had taken a trip this month to Switzerland, his favoured destination for overseas jaunts, fuelling fresh speculation over the state of his health.

From Barron's Oct. 9, 2025

During November, Hendrickson has led interested urban walkers on jaunts covering sections of the route.

From Seattle Times Nov. 21, 2023

He made at least two late-night jaunts to beaches near Malibu.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 2023

My family came up with the idea to charge for jeepney jaunts around the senior center during the festival.

From "The House That Lou Built" by Mae Respicio

Perry, whose current tour is in support of her “143” album, jaunted into space in mid-April on a Jeff Bezos rocket ship.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 26, 2025

One model jaunted down the runway in a ruffle-lined hot-pink tweed jacket, another in a matching skirt.

From Washington Post Feb. 27, 2023

As if to underline the need for joy, a reggae dancer jaunted down center stage to close the show.

From Seattle Times Jun. 18, 2022

Last week, he jaunted to Tallahassee, The Villages and Tampa with Dr. Scott Atlas, President Trump’s controversial new coronavirus adviser.

From Washington Times Sep. 9, 2020

They jaunted about in the North and West through the summer and autumn, and now have but recently returned to New York.

From What Can She Do? by Roe, Edward Payson

Buzan is particularly good at teasing out Linda’s vivacity and frustration, jaunting around in costume designer Ivania Stack’s gorgeous flapper dresses and speaking with snark and tamped-down despair.

From Washington Post Oct. 17, 2022

The island was like a living postcard for coastal Florida, appealing to mainlanders jaunting over the causeway for a quick visit, seasonal tourists and snowbirds.

From New York Times Oct. 2, 2022

In the NBA, the 2004–05 Miami Heat are the most traveled team of recent decades, jaunting just more than 70,000 miles.

From Slate Sep. 9, 2014

I seriously imagined me and the dress and the man and the balcony, but, no, there has been no such Italy jaunting.

From US News Dec. 28, 2012

The French word bonnet means a snow-white cap, whether rising into an enormous cone, like those of the Norman beauties, or limited to a jaunting frill and lappels, like those of the Parisian grisettes.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 57, No. 352, February 1845 by Various




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