How to Use travel in a Sentence

travel

1 of 2 verb
  • The pain traveled down his back.
  • The birds are traveling south for the winter.
  • The order is traveling by plane.
  • That car was really traveling when it passed us.
  • His job requires him to travel frequently.
  • She enjoys traveling around Europe.
  • They traveled cross-country from New York to California.
  • White seabass tend to travel north and south along the coast.
    Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
  • The rail line can now be traveled in as little as three hours.
    Dave Smith, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Are these night-side events worth traveling the world to see?
    Jamie Carter, Space.com, 27 Feb. 2026
  • The rocking chair traveled all over the world.
    Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2026
  • So, for the past year, the two of us have traveled around the globe to talk to them.
    Stephanie Hanes, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Oct. 2023
  • Your next step is to travel and race the rest of the people in the world.
    Tyler Dragon, The Enquirer, 11 July 2020
  • Our plan is to travel by boat but to eat, sleep, and explore on land.
    John Huey, Southern Living, 10 July 2020
  • His legend traveled faster than the footage.
    Jonathan Grella, Boston Herald, 8 June 2026
  • If one of your goals is to travel more in the coming year, this post can help.
    Geoff Whitmore, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2022
  • The same is true for those who may be able to travel by car or train instead.
    NPR, 7 Nov. 2025
  • That’s a night worth traveling for.
    Leena Tailor, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Many fans now travel to the zoo to see the monkey in person.
    Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2026
  • The key to traveling light is the right set of packing cubes.
    Aly Walansky, Travel + Leisure, 27 Apr. 2026
  • If people were willing to travel, to be able to do that as well.
    Eric Johnson, Recode, 12 Nov. 2018
  • No one travels to sit quietly at a desk.
    Francois Botha, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
  • The answer was that the brothers must be cleared to travel.
    Heidi Blake, New Yorker, 8 June 2026
  • Could these outposts someday travel on their own to the moon?
    Kat Friedrich, Popular Mechanics, 7 Nov. 2022
  • There are some fun road trips on the schedule for fans willing to travel.
    Matt Young, Chron, 10 Jan. 2022
  • Campbell knew from the start that traveling this much would come at a cost.
    Amy Pedulla, STAT, 14 Dec. 2023
  • But the craft appeared to be traveling much faster than the jets of the time.
    Sarah Scoles, Wired, 3 Mar. 2020
  • What once took months to travel from runway to street now happens in hours.
    Greg Petro, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • For those traveling within the zone, the trip ends there.
    Sara Gregory, AJC.com, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Those traveling in deluxe or first-class get a souvenir mug and tote.
    Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 7 Nov. 2025

travel

2 of 2 noun
  • The book discusses the future of travel in outer space.
  • Air travel was affected by the storm.
  • She doesn't enjoy foreign travel.
  • We extended our travels for another week.
  • Space travel can be hard on the body.
    Ian Crouch, New Yorker, 15 Jan. 2026
  • This is Claire’s time-travel desert.
    Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Is there any hope for a rail-travel revival?
    Rafaela Jinich, The Atlantic, 26 Mar. 2026
  • This travel blanket will keep you toasty on a cold plane.
    Bestreviews, Mercury News, 19 May 2026
  • One of the first things cancer changed was travel.
    Lisa Greissinger, Travel + Leisure, 4 Oct. 2025
  • So travel just comes out that much harder.
    Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
  • To shop for more travel pants from Quince, keep scrolling.
    Rachel Trujillo, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Take our travel quiz to find your perfect trip.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 June 2026
  • Shop more of my travel must haves, below.
    Reece Andavolgyi, InStyle, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Next up on her travel bucket list?
    Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Who doesn’t like the idea of summer travel?
    Bydavid Schepp, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Biden said last month that nothing would change his travel plans.
    Darlene Superville, Colleen Long, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Apr. 2023
  • Below, shop all of my tried-and-true travel items.
    Reece Andavolgyi, InStyle, 29 Jan. 2026
  • These would also be great for travel.
    Kaitlin Clapinski, InStyle, 5 Feb. 2026
  • So what’s on the travel bucket list?
    Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 16 Apr. 2026
  • People can look at my travel records and see that that is not the case.
    Emma Colton, Washington Examiner, 31 Mar. 2021
  • Make sure all your travel-sized liquids fit in one quart-sized bag.
    Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 30 Mar. 2023
  • Over the past year, the travel sector has been hit again and again.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026
  • The essence of travel, to me, is being catered to in that kind of way.
    Kaitlin Menza, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Aug. 2021
  • Those who did not were left off the team’s travel roster for road games.
    Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 9 Apr. 2026
  • It’s sold in many stores, so pick up a couple masks on your travels.
    Anita Bhagwandas, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Want to upgrade his travel footwear?
    John Lonsdale, Travel + Leisure, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Still, denim is great for travel.
    Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Trump’s travel ban, which is keeping them apart, is adding to the pain.
    Rufina Chow, NBC news, 26 Mar. 2026
  • How to avoid these travel troubles.
    Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 2 June 2026
  • That’s what campaign travel is about.
    Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 7 Sep. 2025

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