1
: a ride taken for pleasure (as in a car or aircraft)
especially
: an automobile ride marked by reckless driving (as in a stolen car)
2
: conduct or action resembling a joyride especially in disregard of cost or consequences
Examples of joyride in a Sentence
Some teenager stole my car and took it for a joyride.
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The victims of his 119 mph joyride.
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Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 20 May 2026
The joyride ended in a crash and a list of felony charges, including offering a $15,000 bribe to the arresting officers, the Wilmington Police Department reports.
—Mark Price
may 19, Charlotte Observer, 19 May 2026
The theft of train parts and transit gear is suspected to be part of a broader trend of joyrides by young train enthusiasts that has swept the system in the past year.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 6 May 2026
The roundup comes amid a growing focus by the Oakland Police Department on sideshows and joyrides involving dirt bike and ATV owners.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 4 May 2026
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Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 20 May 2026
The joyride ended in a crash and a list of felony charges, including offering a $15,000 bribe to the arresting officers, the Wilmington Police Department reports.
—Mark Price
may 19, Charlotte Observer, 19 May 2026
The theft of train parts and transit gear is suspected to be part of a broader trend of joyrides by young train enthusiasts that has swept the system in the past year.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 6 May 2026
The roundup comes amid a growing focus by the Oakland Police Department on sideshows and joyrides involving dirt bike and ATV owners.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 4 May 2026
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“Joyride.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/joyride. Accessed 28 May. 2026.
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