How to Use trip in a Sentence

trip

1 of 2 verb
  • The dancers tripped off the stage.
  • He deliberately tried to trip me.
  • Don't let the name trip you up.
    — Patricia S York, Southern Living, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Which of these clues tripped you up today?
    — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
  • What trips the censor, and what does not?
    — Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2026
  • The man then tripped, stumbling to the ground.
    — Andrew Adeolu, CBS News, 7 Mar. 2026
  • And, there's such a thing as guys trips only.
    — Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026
  • The nickel kind of tripped, fell off, was wide open.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2025
  • The mascot tripped in the end zone and its head popped off.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 31 Aug. 2025
  • Does somebody trip at one point and blow their own head off?
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 16 Apr. 2026
  • These cruise lines make planning your next girls trip a breeze.
    — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 13 Jan. 2026
  • If one or the other is tripped, turn that back on and test again.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Our last game against Utah, that’s what tripped us up on the road.
    — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Our concern with this is that someone could trip over the rug.
    — Moriah Mason, Southern Living, 28 Jan. 2024
  • Any attempts to show someone your worth might now trip you up.
    — Chicago Tribune, 19 July 2022
  • Like dangling cords kids or pets can get into or trip over.
    — Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Like dangling cords kids or pets can get into or trip over.
    — Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 18 Jan. 2026
  • The weekend part trips most people up.
    — Allison Palmer march 4, Charlotte Observer, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Yet the film keeps tripping itself up.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 16 May 2026
  • Halfway through the burglary, one of the four tripped an alarm.
    — Justin Wingerter, Denver Post, 19 Aug. 2025
  • Kids weren’t tripping over themselves to sit and reach in their free time.
    — Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 12 Aug. 2025
  • With no cords to trip over, cleaning will feel a lot less like a juggling act.
    — Toni Sutton, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Nicholas trips over a bramble, falls to his hands and knees in the soaking grass.
    — David Wingrave, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
  • This tripped a fuse, meaning there was no heat in the building the night the sloths died.
    — Francie Ebert, NBC news, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Avoid long or sharp swords, sticks or canes to prevent injury if a child trips and falls.
    — Greta Cross, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Needle, haystack and running for the hills, don’t trip on the guy right in front of you.
    — Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 June 2022
  • Nikolaj Ehlers was called for tripping on the play.
    — Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 4 Jan. 2026
  • This is where Democrats always trip themselves up.
    — Evan Thies, New York Daily News, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Plus, the amount of walking that Japan trips require is no joke.
    — Elaina Verhoff, Travel + Leisure, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Does that ever trip you up, just as a person working on this project?
    — Erica Gonzales, ELLE, 22 June 2022

trip

2 of 2 noun
  • He was on an acid trip.
  • They got back from their trip yesterday.
  • Dates for our next trip had been set.
    — Margeaux Feldman, Time, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Stick it in the glove box for short car trips.
    — Vicki Glembocki, Parents, 1 Mar. 2026
  • This last one might save your entire trip.
    — Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 16 Mar. 2026
  • How does a trip to the barber work out for him?
    — Jeff Spry, Space.com, 1 Sep. 2025
  • That's twice the number of points for the same trip.
    — Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 13 Apr. 2026
  • Their trip, too, was cancelled.
    — Annie Hylton, New Yorker, 14 May 2026
  • The fare is $11 round-trip or $6 one-way.
    — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 21 Oct. 2025
  • The group trip does not have to be the end of your friendship.
    — Brittany Vickers, Essence, 30 Aug. 2023
  • But when someone is found dead, the trip goes south and fast.
    — Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Find them, and your trip will no doubt be the better for it.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Apr. 2026
  • The trip then ends in Fairbanks.
    — Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 17 June 2026
  • Khaled gets the chance to see the sea for the first time in his life on a school trip.
    — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2025
  • The news of their trip comes amid a busy start to the year for the couple.
    — Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 9 Mar. 2026
  • Maybe a museum-heavy trip is more your style.
    — Elizabeth Hernandez, Denver Post, 20 May 2026
  • Those tickets cost $30 for a round-trip ride.
    — Neal Riley, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Trump's trips abroad are sure to be a spectacle.
    — Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 13 May 2026
  • The couple took nearly two years to save up for their trip.
    — Kaela Ling, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Be clear about who will provide funding for the trip and how much.
    — Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 25 May 2023
  • If your trip was disrupted, the first move is speed.
    — Eve Chen, USA Today, 23 Feb. 2026
  • For that trip, the students covered their own costs.
    — Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Each year, bees make millions of trips across the country.
    — Juliana Kim, NPR, 20 May 2026
  • Kiers joins four of five trips per year, often with her children.
    — Quanta Magazine, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Skip an expensive trip to a cafe and whip up your own drink at home.
    — Clara McMahon, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Branch appeared to trip, fall to the sidewalk and then get back up.
    — Emily Davies, Washington Post, 25 Dec. 2023
  • My public-transit trip was two hours longer than a ride-hail drive.
    — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2026
  • This is Coyne Schofield's fourth trip to the Olympics.
    — CBS News, 16 Feb. 2026
  • They were joined on the trip by a third as yet unidentified male client.
    — Sacbee.com, 9 Mar. 2026
  • Turn them into your next trip, use them for seat upgrades, and more.
    — Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 23 Mar. 2026

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