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: one that makes a tour for pleasure or culture
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tourist
adjective or adverb
Examples of tourist in a Sentence
The museums attract a lot of tourists.
In the summer the town is filled with tourists.
The tourists defeated the home side.
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Thousands of tourists flock to Kashmir during its peak season each year, which runs from March to August.
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Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2025
On any spring day, hundreds of tourists flock there for its tranquillity.
—Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
Even now, thousands of tourists travel to the tiny mountainside town in Spain where Gálvez was born to celebrate July 4th with a reënactment of the pivotal battle.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 23 Apr. 2025
Each day, up to 16,000 people visit the basilica, but only about 20% of tourists actually enter the church, instead opting to take photos outside, which creates congestion around the church.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 22 Apr. 2025
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Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2025
On any spring day, hundreds of tourists flock there for its tranquillity.
—Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
Even now, thousands of tourists travel to the tiny mountainside town in Spain where Gálvez was born to celebrate July 4th with a reënactment of the pivotal battle.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 23 Apr. 2025
Each day, up to 16,000 people visit the basilica, but only about 20% of tourists actually enter the church, instead opting to take photos outside, which creates congestion around the church.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 22 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for tourist
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“Tourist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tourist. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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