road trip
noun
1
: a trip taken by a sports team to play one or more away games
2
: an extended trip in a motor vehicle
Examples of road trip in a Sentence
The team won three of five games on its road trip.
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Friday marked their first home game following a 3-1 road trip.
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Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 2 Jan. 2026
The wide frame of Pittsburgh Pirates cards made the road trip up and down California multiple times, as the Shields brothers shared the pleasure of a family treasure.
—Marin Independent Journal, Mercury News, 31 Dec. 2025
Nikita Kucherov had a goal and an assist as the Lightning skated off with a win in the opener of their three-game California road trip when Raddysh converted a pass from Brandon Hagel, who had three assists.
—CBS News, 31 Dec. 2025
Two more losses to the Dodgers in Los Angeles made for a dreadful, season-altering road trip.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 31 Dec. 2025
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Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 2 Jan. 2026
The wide frame of Pittsburgh Pirates cards made the road trip up and down California multiple times, as the Shields brothers shared the pleasure of a family treasure.
—Marin Independent Journal, Mercury News, 31 Dec. 2025
Nikita Kucherov had a goal and an assist as the Lightning skated off with a win in the opener of their three-game California road trip when Raddysh converted a pass from Brandon Hagel, who had three assists.
—CBS News, 31 Dec. 2025
Two more losses to the Dodgers in Los Angeles made for a dreadful, season-altering road trip.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 31 Dec. 2025
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“Road trip.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/road%20trip. Accessed 4 Jan. 2026.
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