getaway
Example Sentences
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That’s what I think of as a weekend-ish getaway.
From Salon • Mar. 31, 2026
So my Gemini prompt went something like this ahead of a business trip to London: Find me a two-night seaside getaway from London in mid-March.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026
My travel companion, who planned the entire seaside getaway, directed us to the wrong train at London’s King’s Cross station.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026
During a recent getaway to a remote cabin in upstate New York, I found myself thinking about why the quiet is so frightening.
From Salon • Mar. 15, 2026
She could just stay in the house—her parents are gone on a weekend getaway to Kansas City and they’d never know—but the rules have been drilled into her since childhood.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.