joyriding
- a word derived from joyride.
Example Sentences
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"They can be seen driving through the village waving GAA flags in a fashion which could best be described as joyriding while using the siren improperly," the North Antrim MP continued.
From BBC • Aug. 1, 2024
It also played into city-county dynamics — Harris was from the Gilmor Homes public housing in West Baltimore and had gone joyriding with friends in the stolen car to suburban Perry Hall.
From Washington Post • Jun. 14, 2022
In his opening speech to the General Assembly, a grim Guterres highlighted the gap between the rich and poor with “billionaires joyriding to space while millions go hungry on Earth.”
From Seattle Times • Sep. 21, 2021
David Wiesner is the triply Caldecotted king of this genre: Tuesday, in which a crew of frogs go joyriding on their levitating lily pads, is my particular favorite, and Flotsam is great too.
From Slate • Nov. 26, 2019
“That’d be a pretty good trick. I knew uglies who used to go joyriding, but not in Special Circumstances hovercars.”
From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld
