Example Sentences

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Since mid-November, Los Angeles Councilmember Kevin de León has been gallivanting around his Eastside district as if the past few months never happened.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 13, 2022

“She has been gallivanting around Sundance in it. Last night I’m sure she used it to get into a party or something.”

From New York Times • Jan. 28, 2020

I hear he has been gallivanting after you, curse him.'

From Bristol Bells A Story of the Eighteenth Century by Marshall, Emma

Gallivanting is a word that is used to some extent, being applied to persons that are roaming about for amusement or adventure; as, "this young man has been gallivanting around."

From Every-Day Errors of Speech by Meredith, L. P.