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
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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Mike Cook, Twin Cities, 20 Sep. 2025
The easy route takes visitors along a disused rail line for a gentle jaunt in one of the Pacific Northwest's loveliest regions.
—Stacey Lastoe, Travel + Leisure, 19 Sep. 2025
Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
Lauren Sánchez and Katy Perry were onto something with their much-hyped (and equally ridiculed) jaunt into space.
—David Christopher Kaufman, Air Mail, 17 May 2025
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Noun
They were sandwiched around a 42-yard jaunt by Baez.
—Mike Cook, Twin Cities, 20 Sep. 2025
The easy route takes visitors along a disused rail line for a gentle jaunt in one of the Pacific Northwest's loveliest regions.
—Stacey Lastoe, Travel + Leisure, 19 Sep. 2025
Verb
His new solo record is his first in 19 years and this tour is his first solo US jaunt in nearly three decades.
—Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
Lauren Sánchez and Katy Perry were onto something with their much-hyped (and equally ridiculed) jaunt into space.
—David Christopher Kaufman, Air Mail, 17 May 2025
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“Jaunt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jaunt. Accessed 24 Sep. 2025.
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