1
: a ride taken for pleasure (as in a car or aircraft)
especially
: an automobile ride marked by reckless driving (as in a stolen car)
2
: conduct or action resembling a joyride especially in disregard of cost or consequences
Examples of joyride in a Sentence
Some teenager stole my car and took it for a joyride.
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During one of Aidan’s quick trips to New York to be with Carrie, his underage son Wyatt took his dad’s truck without permission and went on a joyride while under the influence of alcohol and mushrooms.
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Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 15 Apr. 2025
The teen, who cops say was part of a group of youngsters who took a pair of R trains on a joyride through Brooklyn more than a week ago, faced Criminal Court Judge Craig Walker Tuesday, as he was arraigned on charges of reckless endangerment, criminal mischief and criminal trespass.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 4 Feb. 2025
Next up is a game Friday night in Indianapolis against No. 2 seed Tennessee — a fellow SEC team the Wildcats swept during the regular season — and an opportunity to keep this joyride going a little longer.
—Jesse Temple, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
Three teens, including the boy arrested Tuesday, have been busted so far in connection with that joyride.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 18 Feb. 2025
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Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 15 Apr. 2025
The teen, who cops say was part of a group of youngsters who took a pair of R trains on a joyride through Brooklyn more than a week ago, faced Criminal Court Judge Craig Walker Tuesday, as he was arraigned on charges of reckless endangerment, criminal mischief and criminal trespass.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 4 Feb. 2025
Next up is a game Friday night in Indianapolis against No. 2 seed Tennessee — a fellow SEC team the Wildcats swept during the regular season — and an opportunity to keep this joyride going a little longer.
—Jesse Temple, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
Three teens, including the boy arrested Tuesday, have been busted so far in connection with that joyride.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 18 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for joyride
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“Joyride.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/joyride. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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