Examples of “trip” in a Sentence

noun A journey, especially for pleasure or a specific purpose.

• Our class went on a school trip to the science museum last week.
• They planned a trip to Japan for the spring.
• It was just a quick trip to the shops.

verb To catch your foot on something and stumble or fall.

• Be careful not to trip on the loose paving stone.
• The little boy tripped on his shoelace and scraped his knee.
• She tripped over the rug in the hallway.

verb To activate a switch, alarm, or mechanism, often unintentionally.

• Anyone who opens the back door will trip the security alarm.
• A power surge tripped the switch in the fuse box.
• The smoke tripped the fire alarm.

noun Informal: a period of hallucination caused by psychoactive drugs.

• The documentary explained how a bad trip can leave people frightened and confused.
• In the novel, the character recalls his first trip as terrifying rather than fun.
• He described the trip as vivid and strange.