grand tour
noun
1
: an extended tour of the Continent that was formerly a usual part of the education of young British gentlemen
2
: an extensive and usually educational tour
Examples of grand tour in a Sentence
They offered to give us a grand tour of their new house.
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In the grand tradition of Charles Dickens and Oscar Wilde, Craig Ferguson is going on a grand tour of America for CNN and the nation’s 250th birthday.
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Dominic Patten, Deadline, 5 Feb. 2026
In the summer of 1951, Auchincloss sent his stepdaughters—Jackie, then 22, and Lee, 18—to Mayfair to kick off a months-long grand tour of Europe.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 28 Jan. 2026
And Vienna does them very well, waltzing visitors around on a grand tour of 18th- and 19th-century neoclassical grandeur.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
During a recent visit, I was invited to join Observatory Manager Paul Poncy and visiting guests for a grand tour of the facility, which claims to offer the largest collection of publicly-available telescopes in the United States and is designated by NASA as an International Dark Sky Place.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 11 Jan. 2026
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Dominic Patten, Deadline, 5 Feb. 2026
In the summer of 1951, Auchincloss sent his stepdaughters—Jackie, then 22, and Lee, 18—to Mayfair to kick off a months-long grand tour of Europe.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 28 Jan. 2026
And Vienna does them very well, waltzing visitors around on a grand tour of 18th- and 19th-century neoclassical grandeur.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
During a recent visit, I was invited to join Observatory Manager Paul Poncy and visiting guests for a grand tour of the facility, which claims to offer the largest collection of publicly-available telescopes in the United States and is designated by NASA as an International Dark Sky Place.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 11 Jan. 2026
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“Grand tour.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grand%20tour. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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