How to Use tour in a Sentence

tour

1 of 2 noun
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  • They went on a tour of the city.
  • We were taken on a tour of the school.
  • They gave us a tour of their new house.
  • We went on a tour of Italy.
  • We went on a guided tour of the museum.
  • He served a tour of duty in Germany.
  • They went on a driving tour of New England.
  • What does a tour through a former Spice Girl’s wardrobe look like?
    — Vogue, 4 Oct. 2023
  • Take a tour of the 312-square-foot house that may help homeless Utahns get on their feet and out of the cold and heat.
    — Blake Apgar, The Salt Lake Tribune, 28 July 2023
  • The tour will hit 26 cities across the U.S. and Canada starting August 14.
    — Thania Garcia, Variety, 12 Mar. 2024
  • Picking the right tour for your needs can make seeing the top sights easy and stress-free.
    — Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 24 Dec. 2023
  • Much to the pleasure of fashion fans, the press tour was also rife with deep cuts.
    — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 25 Dec. 2023
  • In one episode, guest star Kid Rock even took Fieri on a Detroit food tour.
    — Mika Travis, Detroit Free Press, 14 July 2023
  • On a world tour this year, he was mobbed by a crowd of adoring fans at an event in London.
    — Matt O'Brien, Fortune, 18 Nov. 2023
  • Have there been any other standout looks for you on this press tour?
    — Allie Jones, Washington Post, 16 July 2023
  • But Dylan’s team has yet to release any other songs from the 1976 tour.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 12 Jan. 2024
  • The tour kicks off in early July and will travel to 37 cities this summer.
    — Duante Beddingfield, Detroit Free Press, 12 Mar. 2024
  • Unwound have announced a run of East Coast tour dates slated for late March 2024.
    — Matthew Ismael Ruiz, Pitchfork, 7 Nov. 2023
  • Jason Aldean’s latest tour has gotten off to a bumpy start.
    — Jason Aldean, USA TODAY, 16 July 2023
  • Get a look at the Eagles on the cleveland.com preseason football camp tour with the above video from a recent practice.
    — Matt Goul, cleveland, 9 Aug. 2023
  • An iconic Italian tenor is bringing his U.S. tour to Louisville toward the end of 2023.
    — Lucas Aulbach, The Courier-Journal, 14 Apr. 2023
  • Before now, tours had only offered a glimpse of the ballroom, as well as the castle grounds and gardens.
    — Armani Syed, TIME, 5 Apr. 2024
  • Benito also took home seven awards for the night, including artist of the year, tour of the year and Global 200 Latin artist of the year.
    — Katie Atkinson, Billboard, 14 Oct. 2023
  • Wen: My initial tour before my book even came out were all held by Loveboat alum that reached out.
    — Rebecca Sun, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Oct. 2023
  • Advance registration is required for the tour, which will last about an hour and a half.
    — Beacon-News Staff, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2023
  • While on a tour of the city years ago, the siblings saw the vacant former school building and inquired as to what the status of the property was.
    — J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 5 Apr. 2024
  • The band will embark on a tour in support of Rebel Diamonds next summer.
    — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 26 Dec. 2023
  • Nash spoke to Variety from Sellersville, PA, before showtime on the first day of his 2023 tour.
    — A.d. Amorosi, Variety, 13 Apr. 2023
  • Days after receiving multiple offers on the house, Rice gave a tour of the home, which sits on a half acre.
    — David Caraccio, Sacramento Bee, 17 Feb. 2024
  • Tucker kicked off his first major stand-up tour in over a decade in September.
    — Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2023
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tour

2 of 2 verb
  • The show has toured the country.
  • Is the band touring this year?
  • We toured around for several weeks last summer.
  • We'll tour the museum tomorrow.
  • More than 800 people from the U.S. and abroad have toured the Helm house.
    — Bill Bowden, arkansasonline.com, 24 Dec. 2023
  • The pair toured as a performing duo but divorced in 1935.
    — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2024
  • As a result, Thurston and Lee toured with 50+ guitars during the band’s prime.
    — Jonathan Rowe, SPIN, 23 Jan. 2024
  • The road show marks Lopez’s return to touring after a five-year break.
    — Jim Harrington, The Mercury News, 15 Feb. 2024
  • Brooklyn Rider and Herrera are happy that they’re still asked to tour with the project.
    — Beth Wood, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 May 2023
  • Meanwhile, Jonas has been busy touring with The Jonas Brothers.
    — Brittany Natale, Redbook, 28 July 2023
  • The Feed the Beat program started in 2006 as a way for touring artists to, well, eat when there wasn’t much money coming in on the road.
    — Brendan Menapace, Spin, 4 Oct. 2023
  • In fact, the Gene Simmons Band has toured before, headlined a few festivals, and halls, and all that.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 15 Nov. 2023
  • Jon Bon Jovi is putting his health first before announcing any plans to tour.
    — Sadie Bell, Peoplemag, 18 Mar. 2024
  • Back in May, Depp posted to Instagram the news of a fracture that would keep him from touring with his band for awhile.
    — Juliet Pennington, Peoplemag, 29 July 2023
  • All three were touring like crazy, while keeping in touch throughout.
    — Lizzy Goodman, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2023
  • Bettinelli-Olpin played guitar, sang and co-wrote some of the songs for the band, which toured nationally.
    — Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2024
  • After retirement, Cain’s plan was to travel and tour in ice shows and coach with her parents in the Dallas area.
    — Dallas News, 1 Feb. 2023
  • The hull is half-way between a super speedy (and tippy) touring kayak and those ultra-wide (and slow) fishing hulls.
    — Jerry Audet, Field & Stream, 11 Apr. 2023
  • For much of the past year, Rock has been touring new material in a long string of performances as part of his Ego Death tour.
    — Jake Coyle, ajc, 5 Mar. 2023
  • Slash will also tour with Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators starting next month.
    — Spin Staff, SPIN, 8 Dec. 2023
  • The six years in between these two runs mark the longest break the Irish musician has ever taken from touring.
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 1 Mar. 2024
  • But despite critical acclaim and a raucous response from fans, the film also marked the end of an era — the band never toured again.
    — Rachel Desantis, Peoplemag, 14 Sep. 2023
  • Both will tour the Mediterranean next summer, visiting in-demand ports in Greece, Italy, and Spain.
    — Paul Brady, Travel + Leisure, 1 Jan. 2024
  • Travis Barker has abruptly stepped way from touring with Blink-182, the band announced Friday.
    — David Oliver, USA TODAY, 1 Sep. 2023
  • Harmony takes for its subject the Comedian Harmonists, a sextet of singers formed in Berlin at the end of the 1920s, who toured the world until the Nazi regime turned on the group.
    — Vulture, 13 Nov. 2023
  • In fact, Horn will be touring with Seal, who plans to play his first two albums in full to celebrate their 30th anniversary more or less.
    — Rodney Ho, ajc, 2 May 2023
  • Families can tour the zoo while completing a scavenger hunt, play games, make a craft and meet the Easter Bunny.
    — Annie Alleman, Chicago Tribune, 28 Mar. 2023
  • But for the first time in his career, his hearing loss has kept him from his normal routine of touring once an album is complete.
    — Jonah Valdez, Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2023
  • The couple had continued to tour together through 2009.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 7 Mar. 2024
  • She’s been recording and touring ever since, more or less, including to the Hard Rock Casino this Friday.
    — Chicago Tribune Staff, Chicago Tribune, 5 May 2023

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