as in excursion
a short trip for pleasure
just a little weekend sashay we took to get away from it all
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as in to strut
to walk with exaggerated arm and leg movements
the svelte young models sashayed down the catwalk with practiced insouciance
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Recent Examples of sashay
Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 28 July 2025
For a sashay down memory lane, here's Posey interpreting the Dewey Decimal System through dance in Party Girl.
—Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 3 June 2025
Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Oct. 2025
He high-steps, air-guitars, and sashays around as a program who abandoned his once-rebellious origins to survive the danger of the Grid.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Come here to idle in the gardens while nibbling on a Pierre Hermé macaron or sashay round the sceney pool in a couture kaftan; make sure to book a room that overlooks the gardens and that pool and sip a glass of Champagne or two on the balcony.
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After the first pair of kids sashayed to the stage while dressed as Labubus, others joined them, including a duo donning Wicked outfits, another wearing Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift outfits, and another as Pope Leo.
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Onboard/Offboard is a series that explores the can't-miss highlights of our favorite cruises—from the shore excursions to book to the spa treatments too relaxing to pass up.—
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Only the longer journeys include excursions.—
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Weeks later, the Colombian superstar was strutting the runway at the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show in October.—
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At this coastal resort in Carlsbad, arriving pets are given neckerchiefs before strutting the grounds.—
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Belau is the founder of Girls’ Guide to the World, a tour company that arranges roughly 80 international group trips a year primarily for Americans as well as travelers from other English-speaking countries.—
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Set in British Columbia and tied for the top national park in Canada, Gulf Islands National Park Reserve is coastal paradise made up of more than 30 islands and islets complete with coves, beaches, and trails, according to the report from tour operator Journeyscape.—
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Sometimes, his three-year-old sister would prance barefoot over the cool tile and hug him.—
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Photos shared by the agency show Buddy prancing away in the daylight, as well as Buddy seemingly caught like a deer in headlights at night.—
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The handy bag goes with just about any outfit and can be dressed down for dog walks or dressed up for dinner out on the town.—
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When paired with thick socks, these sneakers are a comfortable option for long walks on freezing winter days.—
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Charles Manson had turned the hippie identity into one of night-stalking terror.—
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Instead of stalking airline websites every Tuesday, Funk recommends setting price alerts and being flexible.—
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Day trips to Amalfi-style Taormina are well-advised for those who have yet to gawp at its clifftop panoramas across the Mediterranean or its film star hotels, as are jaunts to the rambling flea markets and splendidly scruffy trattorias of nearby Catania.—
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Even as the gnarled guitar of their early EPs gave way to the jangly jaunts of 2022’s Stumpwork, the band could feel secure in the knowledge that any song featuring Shaw on vocals will sound like a Dry Cleaning song and nothing but.—
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“Sashay.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sashay. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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