sojourn

Example Sentences

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More gave Holbein a place to stay while the painter was in London and became his most important patron during his two-year sojourn.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

Two of the astronauts will get into Starship HLS and descend to the moon’s surface for a roughly one-week sojourn.

From Slate • Dec. 9, 2025

Written as Joel returned to New York following his early-’70s sojourn in Los Angeles, this Ronettes-inspired confection first appeared on the “Turnstiles” LP in 1976.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 24, 2025

Their Polish guide during this sojourn relates that they seemed “like space aliens” walking the streets, the first tangible proof to Poles that punk rock was real.

From Salon • Jul. 22, 2025

“It’s all well and good that we inconvenienced that maniac,” David said, “but the real haul from Magdalys and Mapper’s little Manhattan sojourn is the paperwork.”

From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older