Thesaurus results for TRYST

tryst

noun

ˈtrist

as in rendezvous

an agreement to be present at a specified time and place both lovers had to hurry to keep their noontime tryst in the park

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Recent Examples of tryst Haidt may have told the students that no one was hurt by Mark and Julie’s tryst, but, Gray concludes, this assurance didn’t convince them. —

Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025 In the ’70s, Harry and Laura both feel uncomfortable about their trysts, though the connection between them does feel real. —

Nick Caruso, TVLine, 10 Jan. 2025 Their first tryst starts off like a bad porno with Samuel and Romy improvising a script that feels phony even to them. —

Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 27 Dec. 2024 The playful, awkward negotiations between Samuel and Romy at the beginning of their tryst shrewdly communicate the difficulties of turning a flush of desire into action. —

Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 26 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for tryst

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Noun

That means the maneuver will set up a later rendezvous with the moon that will allow Resilience to enter lunar orbit with a much smaller engine burn than required for a more traditional, direct four-day trip to the moon.

— Andrew Jones, Space.com, 13 Feb. 2025
During a hedonistic, and ultimately tragic weekend in Capri, a mystery man in a helicopter keeps inviting her for a clandestine rendezvous.

— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 7 Feb. 2025