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jaunt

[jawnt, jahnt] / dʒɔnt, dʒɑnt /


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The entrepreneur has a $3.8 million 55-foot Valhalla sport yacht powered by four 600-hp engines, which have turned the roughly 60-mile trip between Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and Bimini in the Bahamas into a lunchtime jaunt.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 27, 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

As unlikely as the tour seemed on paper, Blur's penchant for storytelling about everyday British life - punctuated by some bouncy guitar-driven pop melodies - made them a perfect fit for a quintessential seaside jaunt.

From BBC Sep. 20, 2025

After this pleasant jaunt I meant to go through Golden Valley, drawn by its name.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck

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

Both of these SUVs are maneuverable in city driving and reasonably comfortable during highway jaunts.

From Seattle Times May 1, 2024

Serious collectors went on global art jaunts from Miami and Paris, to Venice and Basel, Switzerland, and attendance at elite art showcases could be counted on year after year.

From New York Times Feb. 28, 2024

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

As he jaunted to the mound for the fourth, the crowd woke up, rising in volume; but not for Kochanowicz.

From Los Angeles Times May 27, 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

He was industrious and reliable; and he had his reward when young Joe jaunted across London for fish at Billingsgate or greens at Covent Garden and took the lad with him.

From Boy Woodburn A Story of the Sussex Downs by Alfred Ollivant

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

I shrieked with joy when the group came jaunting back.

From New York Times Mar. 5, 2020

There have been glimmers of cultural relevance: For instance, O’Brien made news in March by jaunting to Havana for a special Conan in Cuba.

From Slate May 10, 2015

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 luggage was left at the station, where it would be well guarded till called for, and the servants all got up on outside jaunting cars, which were waiting for them.

From Sarah's First Start in Life. by Adelaide M. G. Campbell




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