How to Use cruise in a Sentence

cruise

1 of 2 verb
Definition of cruisenext
Synonyms for cruisenext
  • A car cruised past us.
  • We were cruising along the highway.
  • He dreams of cruising the Mediterranean.
  • On Friday nights, teenagers cruise the main street in town to show off their cars.
  • We cruised for a week down the Yangtze River.
  • The bus was cruising at 55 miles per hour.
  • The plane was cruising at 30,000 feet.
  • The Ducks built a 10-4 lead in the second and were able to cruise from there.
    — oregonlive, 1 Sep. 2023
  • Josh Smith cruised home and the party started in the Rangers’ dugout.
    — Sean Collins, Dallas News, 18 July 2023
  • In the end, the South dominated the North and cruised to a 28-6 win Saturday night.
    — Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 4 Feb. 2024
  • From there, Dixon assumed the lead and cruised to a 7.3-second edge over McLaughlin.
    — Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 10 Sep. 2023
  • Oakland stretched the lead to 12 after that Johnson flurry, and the Wildcats then cruised to the win.
    — Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 8 Feb. 2024
  • From there, however, the former Chicago White Sox right-hander cruised through much of the rest of the day.
    — Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2023
  • At 28 miles long, there's plenty of space to cruise on ice under a winter sky.
    — Raisa Bruner, Travel + Leisure, 29 Apr. 2023
  • Players cruise around and commit crimes such as theft, arson, and assault in the game.
    — Lily Larsen, Washington Examiner, 5 Dec. 2023
  • The camera pans out to reveal that Taylor has been cruising in a child’s toy Jeep.
    — Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 18 Jan. 2024
  • The yacht has spent the past few months cruising the globe and is expected to compete in the St Barths Bucket this March.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 8 Jan. 2024
  • Based on preliminary data, the yacht will have a top speed of 34 knots and a cruising speed of 28 knots.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 24 Jan. 2024
  • In his third start, Tygart cruised through three innings on 37 pitches, 26 of them strikes.
    — Tom Murphy, Arkansas Online, 14 May 2023
  • DeSoto has cruised through its first three games of the season, winning by 25 points or more in each game.
    — Lia Assimakopoulos, Dallas News, 19 Sep. 2023
  • Fidler and his family are using the vessel to cruise the UAE and Oman.
    — Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 1 Dec. 2023
  • As the only port in Turks and Caicos, the island really caters to cruise passengers.
    — Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 9 May 2023
  • The engine note tends to mumble under load but pipes down while cruising.
    — Dan Edmunds, Car and Driver, 31 May 2023
  • Pivetta had been cruising before the rain, against a Marlins team that put up 10 runs and 19 hits in Tuesday’s win.
    — Julian McWilliams, BostonGlobe.com, 28 June 2023
  • In his early days, Velez cruised a 1977 Lincoln Mark V lowrider.
    — Adrian Vore, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Oct. 2023
  • Want to cruise the two-track and forget about the accelerator?
    — David Beard, Car and Driver, 21 June 2023
  • Black limos cruised through the city's streets as red carpets welcomed the who's who to the bucket list events that make up Kentucky Derby weekend.
    — Matthew Glowicki, The Courier-Journal, 8 May 2023
  • The Cubs cruised to a 10-1 victory in the series opener, handing Oakland its fifth straight loss.
    — Michael Arinze, Chicago Tribune, 18 Apr. 2023
  • The series featured life on a 180-foot sailboat that cruised the Ionian Sea.
    — Jonathan Dienst, NBC News, 14 Dec. 2023
  • Subaru owners cruise past plenty of vehicles stuck in the snow.
    — James Raia, The Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2024
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cruise

2 of 2 noun
  • They went on a cruise for their honeymoon.
  • We went on a weeklong cruise down the Yangtze River.
  • On the way back to Seattle, the cruise spends three days in Hawaii.
    — Jennifer Billock, Travel + Leisure, 13 Sep. 2023
  • Three pitch-side seats sold for $2,339 each, about the price of a Panama Canal cruise.
    — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2023
  • Here’s a list of some of the cruise nights set for summer in and around Lake County.
    — Sheryl Devore, Chicago Tribune, 1 June 2023
  • Even among the top cruise lines, some ships will be right for you, others not.
    — Sue Bryant, Town & Country, 18 June 2023
  • The price of the extended Virgin cruise is a fair bit more as well.
    — Chris Morris, Fortune, 13 Mar. 2024
  • The port is also in the midst of planning a fourth cruise terminal.
    — John Wayne Ferguson, San Antonio Express-News, 25 Dec. 2023
  • The 2-hour cruise departs at 11 a.m. Monday (New Year’s Day).
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Dec. 2023
  • Take a bike ride along one of many trails or relax on a sunset cruise.
    — Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 7 June 2023
  • The 26-year-old was on a two-night cruise to Bimini, Bahamas.
    — Adam Sabes, Fox News, 8 Sep. 2023
  • Reported speed numbers are 31 knots at the top end, with a 26-knot cruise.
    — Kevin Koenig, Robb Report, 13 Mar. 2024
  • The upside was getting to see avant-garde heroine Björk cruise through her soundcheck on the main stage across the grounds.
    — Steve Appleford, SPIN, 20 Apr. 2023
  • This is the second cruise outbreak reported by the CDC so far this year.
    — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 1 Feb. 2024
  • Embarking on a cruise vacation doesn't have to break the bank.
    — David Nikel, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
  • After two days on the cruise, the vacation turned somber when Robert Jones died from a heart attack, the suit said.
    — Antonio Planas, NBC News, 21 Apr. 2023
  • The cruise line broadcast its arrival on its YouTube channel at youtube.com/royalcaribbean.
    — Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2024
  • But what can travelers do to avoid getting sick on a cruise?
    — Scott Laird, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Mar. 2024
  • As the death toll in the Israel-Hamas war climbed on Tuesday, at least one cruise line is opting to bypass the conflict.
    — Kate Gibson, CBS News, 10 Oct. 2023
  • Just like in a rom-com Grab your Valentine and get ready for a romantic river cruise.
    — Sarah Murphy, Sacramento Bee, 30 Jan. 2024
  • According to the publication, the cruise missed two ports of calls due to the rescue mission.
    — Kirsty Hatcher, Peoplemag, 9 Oct. 2023
  • The film opens as a car cruises along the highway at night, the Río skyline across the waterway as soft music trails the travel.
    — Holly Jones, Variety, 30 Nov. 2023
  • Accor isn’t the only big name getting into the cruise game, either.
    — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 28 Feb. 2024
  • The cruise port bus was dropping off people near a pier when a bystander informed the driver that the bus was moving forward.
    — Rebekah Riess, CNN, 13 Apr. 2024
  • Explore the wonders of art glass, a cruise travel show, festivals and more, all taking place in greater San Diego over the next week or two.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Oct. 2023
  • In contrast, Disney’s parks and cruise business has been a bright spot, in many ways propping up the whole company.
    — Brooks Barnes, New York Times, 19 Sep. 2023
  • Before the serious discussion — which did end in an agreement — the Carters and Kim took a cruise down a river.
    — Kevin Sullivan, Washington Post, 20 Nov. 2023
  • Stay until the sun goes down and experience a sunset cruise.
    — Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 25 Oct. 2023
  • But tragedy interrupted their tour of paradise two days into the cruise when Robert died of a heart attack.
    — Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 21 Apr. 2023
  • Catch one of Aruba’s famous sunsets from a catamaran cruise and enjoy one-of-a-kind views of the island.
    — Jacqueline Dole, Travel + Leisure, 3 Jan. 2024

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