joyride
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Their vibrant, jam-packed settings depict anything from an oceanic rave to a rainbow-hued big top performance to a joyride through the cosmos.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 25, 2026
Like Pitt hopping back into blockbuster fare, it must feel good to take a little joyride in the fast lane whenever you want, not having to be burdened by what’s in the rearview mirror.
From Salon ● Jun. 30, 2025
In November 2021, he went to Detroit and took the electric Hummer pickup truck for a joyride.
From Slate ● Jun. 22, 2025
When I lived in Santiago, Chile, last year, one young passenger jumped on a luggage belt and took a joyride.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 29, 2024
And since he’s still in trouble for his blanked-out joyride, Nathan’s not allowed to use the car, either.
From "Every Day" by David Levithan
Meanwhile, on Facebook someone responded to her post about the theft, saying they had seen the car being joyridden around a nearby estate and that it had been recorded on their CCTV.
From BBC ● May 29, 2022
"They can be seen driving through the village waving GAA flags in a fashion which could best be described as joyriding while using the siren improperly," the North Antrim MP continued.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2024
There’s even an episode featuring George’s 110-year-old and absurdly spry grandfather, Montague, who plays ball with Elroy, drives like a joyriding teenager, and dances on the ceiling.
From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2022
It also played into city-county dynamics — Harris was from the Gilmor Homes public housing in West Baltimore and had gone joyriding with friends in the stolen car to suburban Perry Hall.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 14, 2022
In his opening speech to the General Assembly, a grim Guterres highlighted the gap between the rich and poor with “billionaires joyriding to space while millions go hungry on Earth.”
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 21, 2021
“That’d be a pretty good trick. I knew uglies who used to go joyriding, but not in Special Circumstances hovercars.”
From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld
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