sojourn 1 of 2

as in visit
a temporary residing as another's guest spent a relaxing sojourn in her friend's summer home

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sojourn

2 of 2

verb

as in to stay
to reside as a temporary guest began their retirement by leisurely sojourning with friends and relatives scattered across the country

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Noun
Vocalist Marianne Faithfull, whose 1960s sojourn as a swinging London pop star was succeeded by a striking punk-era artistic rebirth, died Thursday. Chris Morris, Variety, 30 Jan. 2025 Mauro Morandi, whose 32-year sojourn on an uninhabited Mediterranean island led to his being known as Italy’s Robinson Crusoe, died on Jan. 3 in Modena, Italy. Elisabetta Povoledo, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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From inside Epstein's enigmatic waterfront temple to the pristine beaches, pools, and cabanas scattered across his 71-acres of prime archipelagic real estate, the data compiled by Near captures the movements of scores of people who sojourned at Little St. James as early as July 2016. Dhruv Mehrotra, WIRED, 28 Mar. 2024 The group had sojourned to Badwater Basin, the park’s lowest point and the lowest point in North America, which sits 282 feet below sea level. Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 17 July 2023 See all Example Sentences for sojourn 

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“Sojourn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sojourn. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.

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