sojourn
a temporary stay: during his sojourn in Paris.
to stay for a time in a place; live temporarily: to sojourn on the Riviera for two months.
Origin of sojourn
1Other words for sojourn
Other words from sojourn
- so·journ·er, noun
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How to use sojourn in a sentence
Prather decided a sojourn inthe corporate world would reduce the risk that her academic career would be consigned to real-world irrelevance.
Building a better chemical factory—out of microbes | Leigh Buchanan | August 24, 2021 | MIT Technology ReviewA stargazing sojourn is an inexpensive and enchanting way to break up summertime monotony.
The most familiar neighborhood can then become the equivalent of a faraway vacation, since the most rewarding sojourns, no matter how short, are all about exploration and discovery.
Traveling through the pandemic in the company of dogs | Walter Nicklin | December 18, 2020 | Washington PostDuring her sojourn in Gunung Palung National Park as an undergrad, Webb began to witness firsthand a pathway for zoonotic transfer.
The fight to stop the next pandemic starts in the jungles of Borneo | Brian Barth | December 2, 2020 | Popular-ScienceThe duration of their sojourns around their respective stars last anywhere from 200 days to as little as a single day.
50 new planets, including one as big as Neptune, are identified using A.I. | rhhackettfortune | August 26, 2020 | Fortune
It is doubtless this sojourn that accounts for her ability to sing in French.
Thus the pope, who has insisted that his sojourn in the Holy Land is “purely a religious” visit, will confront a delicate dilemma.
That final jibe is a reference to Bennett's wife's success as a pastry chef during the couple's sojourn in New York a decade ago.
After just a year in India, her sojourn seems to have paid off handsomely.
Afghan Actress Gihana Khan Braves Bollywood | Sami Yousafzai, Ron Moreau | December 27, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTThe sojourn in Tel Aviv allowed Ajrami to understand Israel—something that he retained after he returned to Gaza.
At last he arrived at Dieppe, and, after a sojourn there, he put to sea upon the 26th of this same month of February.
However, a sojourn in a milder climate might prolong his life for a few months; so he advised Algeria.
Bastien Lepage | Fr. CrastreI am truly sorry, Monsieur de Garnache, that our sojourn here is coming to an end.
St. Martin's Summer | Rafael SabatiniWhat events for importance are comparable to the occurrences connected with his sojourn on earth?
The Ordinance of Covenanting | John CunninghamThat same autumn did the King lead his host to Throndhjem, bringing-to at Nidaros, and there making ready for a winter sojourn.
The Sagas of Olaf Tryggvason and of Harald The Tyrant (Harald Haardraade) | Snorri Sturluson
British Dictionary definitions for sojourn
/ (ˈsɒdʒɜːn, ˈsʌdʒ-) /
a temporary stay
(intr) to stay or reside temporarily
Origin of sojourn
1Derived forms of sojourn
- sojourner, noun
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