How to Use expedition in a Sentence

expedition

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  • Still, the prize of reaching 90-degrees north is the goal for the expedition.
    — Paul Brady, Travel + Leisure, 14 Apr. 2023
  • The next morning, on the last day of the expedition, the researchers again saw the fisherman.
    — Rafael Vilela, Washington Post, 31 Mar. 2024
  • All of the Americans from the expedition to Aconcagua are gone.
    — John Branch, New York Times, 9 Dec. 2023
  • The leader and two other adults at the expedition killed the bobcat.
    — Dennis Romero, NBC News, 2 July 2023
  • And for a longer trip, like a thru-hike or expedition, most schedules and dates can’t be pre-planned at all.
    — Blair Braverman, Outside Online, 8 Mar. 2023
  • Now in charge of the expedition, Lorelei must find the spring before the murderer strikes again—and a coup begins in earnest.
    — Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 20 Sep. 2024
  • And this is not the group's first expedition, it's been down there several times.
    — Avery Keatley, NPR, 2 Sep. 2024
  • On most seafloor drilling expeditions, progress is slow, with rocky cores hauled on deck every three hours or so.
    — Quanta Magazine, 4 Jan. 2024
  • The Ramseys say the globe-trotting expedition is the first of its kind done in an electric vehicle, or a car of any kind.
    — Daniel Wu, Washington Post, 16 Jan. 2024
  • The Landing will even kit you out for a multi-day expedition lasting up to five nights. 7.
    — Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 16 Mar. 2023
  • For 89 days, Tony Romeo and his team had nothing to show for their three-month expedition to find Amelia Earhart's missing plane.
    — Chris Eberhart, Fox News, 30 Jan. 2024
  • But there are signs of strain among both the Sherpa guides and expedition support workers.
    — Mujib Mashal, BostonGlobe.com, 7 May 2023
  • Seabourn, Viking and Scenic are three cruise lines that recently added submarines to some of their expedition ships.
    — Dan Fellner, The Arizona Republic, 31 Aug. 2023
  • The scientists aboard this expedition are rarely more than a mass of anonymous faces.
    — David James, Anchorage Daily News, 29 Jan. 2023
  • The expeditions through the Northwest Passage evoke the triumphs and tragedies of the intrepid men who explored this historic route.
    — Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 16 Sep. 2024
  • When Kleitman received a request to shoot a newsreel on the last day of the expedition, the scientist again said yes.
    — Discover Magazine, 14 June 2024
  • Much of the taxidermy was done over a hundred years ago, often while the collector was out in the wilderness on expeditions.
    — Rudy Molinek, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 July 2024
  • The layout includes six lavish suites for up to 12 guests, along with cabins for 15 crew and two expedition staff.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 26 Jan. 2023
  • Not for the faint of heart, this is the ultimate expedition to see Maui’s natural beauty and wonders, with a bit of a challenge.
    — Claire Stern, ELLE, 13 Jan. 2023
  • Ellsworth paid for the expedition with his personal funds.
    — Norman Vanamee, Town & Country, 24 June 2023
  • And, of course, as this is an expedition, there will be plenty of off-ship activities, too.
    — Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 9 Aug. 2023
  • Keeping the size of your expedition modest translates into more one-on-one time with your guides and frankly, no waiting.
    — Katie Kelly Bell, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2023
  • The early British expeditions had thousands of porters carrying tables, chairs, the finest Irish whiskey, and the best food available from India and back home.
    — Jen Murphy, Robb Report, 17 Sep. 2023
  • The Titanic wreckage has lost part of one of its most famous features, a new expedition has found.
    — Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 3 Sep. 2024
  • The story of Ernest Shackleton’s 1914 expedition to the Antarctic gains a new chapter.
    — Wsj Books Staff, WSJ, 10 Feb. 2023
  • The industry appears set for an even bigger year in 2023, with over a dozen new ships preparing to sail for the first time from the top family-, luxury- and expedition-level cruise lines.
    — Megan Dubois, Chron, 6 Jan. 2023
  • The Dragon capsule will launch on the half-year expedition with only two astronauts, since two seats are needed to bring Wilmore and Williams back home.
    — Landon Mion, Fox News, 7 Sep. 2024
  • Tommy's been missing for three weeks after an expedition to Wyoming and Joel wants to secure a vehicle to search for him.
    — Randall Colburn, EW.com, 16 Jan. 2023
  • The digital scan was released last week to mark the debut of a new National Geographic documentary that explores the historic expedition and the 2022 search for the ship.
    — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Oct. 2024
  • The 25-year-old West Point graduate was a noncombatant, attached to Harney’s expedition as a mapmaker and topographer.
    — Tim Madigan, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Oct. 2024

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