joyride

Example Sentences

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At the time, officials speculated that the joyriders used a stolen key.

From BBC • Sep. 19, 2024

Enforcement against illegal riders is tricky for police, who for safety reasons don’t chase joyriders who often ignore attempted traffic stops.

From Washington Post • Jun. 30, 2017

One of the cops responded that the cars usually turn up a few days later when the joyriders run out of gas.

From Washington Post • Apr. 28, 2015

Out of frustration the author tries instead to mingle with a group of fellow outcasts, the joyriders who own the night on the asphalt fringes of the ever-expanding city.

From Economist • May 29, 2014

But his thoughts were far a-field from joyriders, stray cattle, hawkers without licenses, and other similar small fry which come into the constabulary net.

From The Postmaster's Daughter by Tracy, Louis