Example Sentences

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I hope keeping Liam at home with his extended family continues to work out for all of you, and that every once in a while you’re able to schedule a minivacation for yourself.

From Slate • Feb. 11, 2020

Chris Romerion, 37, a contractor who said he had received five tickets in the last year for violating street-cleaning rules with his Toyota truck, said the suspension had been like a minivacation.

From New York Times • Feb. 24, 2014

Preparing for our minivacation was a simple matter of bringing an extra carton of formula to my parents' house.

From New York Times • Nov. 7, 2012

But to celebrate her new nonagenarian status, O'Keeffe took a minivacation from her home and studio in Abiquiu, N. Mex., and ventured east.

From Time Magazine Archive

I know they had a few difficult days, but their tale of triumph overcoming adversity was like a minivacation for this American's battered psyche.

From Time Magazine Archive