1
: a usually short journey or excursion undertaken especially for pleasure
a weekend jaunt to the coast
2
archaic
: a tiring trip
jaunted; jaunting; jaunts
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Examples of jaunt in a Sentence
Noun
a four-day jaunt to the mountains
took a leisurely jaunt up to the mountains for the day
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Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 6 May 2024
Last year's Hollywood strikes delayed the comedy’s new nine-episode jaunt.
—Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, 2 May 2024
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Noun
The police department shared an update about the walking buddies on Facebook, noting that officers eventually had to separate the pair because their jaunt through Tipton had become dangerous.
—Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 6 May 2024
Last year's Hollywood strikes delayed the comedy’s new nine-episode jaunt.
—Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, 2 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for jaunt
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“Jaunt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jaunt. Accessed 19 May. 2024.
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