sojourn
noun
a temporary stay.
has sojourned
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present perfectof sojourn (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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The Dutch-born author, 47, who has sojourned in many exotic places and once lived in a Buddhist monastery in Japan, now inhabits Maine and writes cleaner English prose than many a Yankee aspirant.
From Time Magazine Archive
"Leo holds to what the Thais call sanuk, which is more than just fun; it's a philosophy of fun," says Ressner, who has sojourned to Thailand twice before.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Prophet, Almustafa, about to sail away from Orphalese, where he has sojourned for twelve years, submits to questions from the villagers.
From Time Magazine Archive
Everyone in American theater, it seems, has sojourned there, and over the years nearly 200 company members have earned awards for stage, screen or TV work.
From Time Magazine Archive
“Widsith—‘Farway’—the ideal wandering minstrel, tells of all the tribes among whom he has sojourned, of all the chieftains he has known.
From Old English Poems Translated into the Original Meter Together with Short Selections from Old English Prose by Various
