as in to stay
to reside as a temporary guest
began their retirement by leisurely sojourning with friends and relatives scattered across the country
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Recent Examples of sojourn
Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 17 Nov. 2024
Unlike my sojourn with a stick through the spider’s universe, failure to successfully navigate this gantlet is likely to prove fatal.
—Rick Borchelt, Baltimore Sun, 11 Nov. 2024
Dhruv Mehrotra, WIRED, 28 Mar. 2024
The group had sojourned to Badwater Basin, the park’s lowest point and the lowest point in North America, which sits 282 feet below sea level.
—Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 17 July 2023
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Noun
These are part of what makes the stop-and-go sojourn on I-4 ultimately worth it.
—Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 17 Nov. 2024
Unlike my sojourn with a stick through the spider’s universe, failure to successfully navigate this gantlet is likely to prove fatal.
—Rick Borchelt, Baltimore Sun, 11 Nov. 2024
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From inside Epstein's enigmatic waterfront temple to the pristine beaches, pools, and cabanas scattered across his 71-acres of prime archipelagic real estate, the data compiled by Near captures the movements of scores of people who sojourned at Little St. James as early as July 2016.
—Dhruv Mehrotra, WIRED, 28 Mar. 2024
The group had sojourned to Badwater Basin, the park’s lowest point and the lowest point in North America, which sits 282 feet below sea level.
—Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 17 July 2023
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“Sojourn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sojourn. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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