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noun

ˈsō-ˌjərn How to pronounce sojourn (audio)
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as in visit
a temporary residing as another's guest spent a relaxing sojourn in her friend's summer home

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verb

ˈsō-ˌjərn How to pronounce sojourn (audio)
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
Noun
The five-day, four-night sojourn begins in Rome, where the luxe train departs in the early evening. — Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Aug. 2026 The resulting book, a deliberately meandering account of her Steel City sojourn, weds memoir, travelogue, philosophical rumination and journalistic investigation. — Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026
Verb
The preseason sojourn south from Los Angeles is part of the franchise reestablishing ties to San Diego, where the Clippers played from 1978 to 1984. — Kyle Kensing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Oct. 2025 Thousands sojourn to New York City's Coney Island for the Annual Mermaid Parade, decked in aquatic apparel. — Time, 8 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sojourn
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sojourn
  1. visit
  2. stay
Noun
  • As Roxana has pointed out all season about these influencer cameos, her visit makes zero impact.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Haitian judicial authorities have said that 25 or 26 people were killed, based on visits to two morgues.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of visit
Verb
  • Jacob Murphy stayed, despite interest from Nottingham Forest.
    — George Caulkin, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2026
  • And the audience for those games skews young, with more than half of all avid soccer viewers aged 18-to-34, a demographic highly sought by advertisers and one that suggests NBC’s numbers could stay strong for years.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026
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“Sojourn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sojourn. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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