as in excursions
a short trip for pleasure
an occasional sortie to the city to rummage through some of its numerous used-book stores
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Recent Examples of sorties
The big new stick in the American air arsenal was the B-29 Superfortress, which could carry four tons of bombs on long-range sorties.
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Helen I. Bennett, Hartford Courant, 6 Feb. 2026
During the subsequent Operation Desert Storm, which began just the day before the carrier arrived on station, the CVN-71 took part in combat operations where pilots flew more than 4,200 sorties, more than any other carrier.
—Peter Suciu, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
The fighting included fighter jet sorties, exchanges of rocket fire and artillery barrages.
—CNN Money, 31 Dec. 2025
In Ukraine, its 30 operators regularly travel between cities to support mission planning, monitor sorties, and troubleshoot in real time to adapt to new threats and feed lessons learned back into the V-BAT.
—Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 21 Dec. 2025
Beijing's forces have in recent years ratcheted up pressure through large-scale military drills and near-daily air sorties across the median line of the Taiwan Strait.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
Last year, Taiwan detected 5,105 Chinese sorties into its airspace.
—Zack Cooper, Foreign Affairs, 6 Nov. 2025
Steadfast Noon is scheduled to run through the week, with participating aircraft returning to home bases once training sorties conclude.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 13 Oct. 2025
Cochrane flew two sorties, one with Ben and Michael, another with Ray and Ben’s father.
—Ted Katauskas, Outside, 23 Sep. 2025
Helen I. Bennett, Hartford Courant, 6 Feb. 2026
During the subsequent Operation Desert Storm, which began just the day before the carrier arrived on station, the CVN-71 took part in combat operations where pilots flew more than 4,200 sorties, more than any other carrier.
—Peter Suciu, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
The fighting included fighter jet sorties, exchanges of rocket fire and artillery barrages.
—CNN Money, 31 Dec. 2025
In Ukraine, its 30 operators regularly travel between cities to support mission planning, monitor sorties, and troubleshoot in real time to adapt to new threats and feed lessons learned back into the V-BAT.
—Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 21 Dec. 2025
Beijing's forces have in recent years ratcheted up pressure through large-scale military drills and near-daily air sorties across the median line of the Taiwan Strait.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
Last year, Taiwan detected 5,105 Chinese sorties into its airspace.
—Zack Cooper, Foreign Affairs, 6 Nov. 2025
Steadfast Noon is scheduled to run through the week, with participating aircraft returning to home bases once training sorties conclude.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 13 Oct. 2025
Cochrane flew two sorties, one with Ben and Michael, another with Ray and Ben’s father.
—Ted Katauskas, Outside, 23 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sorties
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For those who prefer not to paddle, operators such as Caicos Dream Tours provides boat excursions to the island.—
Madeline Weinfield,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Feb. 2026
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Throughout the year, a roster of lively events and social programs brings out members of the community for golf tournaments, tennis clinics, summer concerts, wine tastings, excursions, and more.—
Robb Report Studio,
Robb Report,
4 Feb. 2026
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Summertime night tours have recently been introduced, which aim to help visitors imagine how the city once felt after sunset.—
Maureen O'Hare,
CNN Money,
9 Feb. 2026
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The Met audio guide includes more than 3,000 audio and video messages, including kid-specific tours.—
Katie James Watkinson,
Condé Nast Traveler,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Sorties.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sorties. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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