sojourn vs journey :

sojourn or journey

Although the spelling of this word confuses many people into thinking it means “journey,” a sojourn is actually a temporary stay in one place. If you’re constantly on the move, you’re not engaged in a sojourn.

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Definitions

  • n  a temporary stay (e.g., as a guest)
  • v  spend a certain length of time; reside temporarily

  • n  the act of traveling from one place to another
  • v  undertake a journey or trip
  • v  travel upon or across
News & Articles

  • Is it time to rewrite the movie star-Broadway compact?
    I spent the last 10 days or so on the Tonys beat, an enjoyable seasonal sojourn that offers a nice change of pace from, say, the grind of Oscar season or the hothouse of TV show sets. You can spend your whole life covering Hollywood and not come across someone who suggests Abraham Lincoln may have had a disturbing shoe fetish.        
    June 15, 2013 - Los Angeles Times
  • Dan Walters: Trailer bill language spells trouble
    As a legislative conference committee was doing its item-by-item sojourn through the state budget this month, many were marked "tbl." It was insider shorthand for "trailer bill language," but it just as easily could have stood for "trouble," because that's what the annual exercise of writing bills to accompany the budget has become.
    June 15, 2013 - Merced Sun-Star
  • Over the river
    LEWISTOWN - One-by-one the kayakers and canoers participating in the annual Sojourn, drifted in to Victory Park on Tuesday for a lunch break.
    June 12, 2013 - The Lewistown Sentinel

  • A journey of hope
    Cyclists (from left to right) Kevin Jiang, Branden Harron and Adam Cooper from the non-profit organization Push America ride through the desert on their way to Barstow on Monday. The Journey of Hope ride is an annual 12,000 mile cross-country bicycle...
    June 18, 2013 - Desert Dispatch
  • Kitten survives 1,000-mile journey inside car engine
    A stray kitten is recuperating after spending two days stuck in the engine of car that made a 1,000-mile drive from Oregon to Southern California.Julia Di Sieno, who has been rescuing animals for 30 years, answered the driver’s call to rescue the kitten in Santa Barbara, Calif.Di Sieno said that the driver heard the stray's cries when she left Oregon, but she continued with her journey, unsure ...
    June 18, 2013 - NBC NEWS
  • Journey of Hope pedals into Missoula
    MISSOULA - A team of cyclists taking part in the 26th Journey of Hope stopped in Missoula Saturday.
    June 16, 2013 - KPAX Missoula