How to Use tourist in a Sentence

tourist

noun
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  • In the summer the town is filled with tourists.
  • The tourists defeated the home side.
  • The museums attract a lot of tourists.
  • At one point, a tour guide led a group of tourists through the area.
    — Bobby Caina Calvan, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2023
  • The plan will help bring more tourists and tax revenue to the city.
    — Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Mar. 2024
  • People and tourists are used to seeing the Rome of movies.
    — Kevin Cassidy, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Jan. 2024
  • And in 2013, six men were sentenced to life in prison for the gang rape of a Swiss tourist.
    — CNN, 5 Mar. 2024
  • There’s no shortage of cons or of grifters like this in tourist spots.
    — Sean McDonnell, cleveland, 12 July 2023
  • Bands play on the beach and the promenade is teeming with tourists.
    — Jorge Valencia, NPR, 8 Apr. 2024
  • This year, the city’s tourist tax increased from 7% to 12.5% – the highest in Europe.
    — Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 22 Apr. 2024
  • The tour is free with admission, and tourists should meet on the second floor.
    — Amy Schwabe, Journal Sentinel, 30 Oct. 2024
  • What’s noticeable in Ecuador right now is a lack of tourists.
    — Juliet Kinsman, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 June 2024
  • The latest move by the city will target tourists’ wallets.
    — Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 25 Apr. 2024
  • Then the tourist screams and dives on the ground, presumably playing possum.
    — Sage Marshall, Field & Stream, 25 Oct. 2023
  • And even further away from the tourist hotspots in the southern flank are the natural pools and beaches in the north.
    — Monica Mendal, Vogue, 6 Jan. 2023
  • The busload of tourists saw her and basically drooped over the side of the bus screaming her name!
    — Melinda Newman, Billboard, 22 Feb. 2024
  • But tourists are returning and beginning to fill some of the rooms.
    — Audrey McAvoy, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2023
  • While Waikiki can indeed be a bit tourist-y, there’s been a bit of a resurgence on Oahu as of late.
    — Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 30 Dec. 2022
  • At the time, the hotel was one of the most prominent tourist meccas in the former Yugoslavia.
    — Erik Maza, Town & Country, 6 Jan. 2023
  • But as tourist arrivals soared to more than 3 million each year, Langkawi's rain forests shrank by half.
    — Ryan Randazzo, The Arizona Republic, 24 Nov. 2022
  • While much of the city was teeming with tourists, my quartier petered out to a quiet lull.
    — Caitlin Gunther, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Nov. 2023
  • The restaurant is one of the most famous in the country, attracting hordes of tourists and locals alike.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 15 May 2024
  • Now, tens of thousands of tourists make the trip to see the street art every year and listen to locals perform hip-hop.
    — Christopher Muther, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Apr. 2023
  • The upgrades will help the tourism bureau book bigger events, which will bring tourists and all their spending to the region.
    — Scott Wartman, The Enquirer, 7 Mar. 2024
  • Like your average tourist, O’Ward is glued to the window with his phone out, snapping away.
    — Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 26 Apr. 2023
  • Booths at tourist sites hand out free copies of the Quran and brochures about Islam are available in hotel lobbies.
    — Luis Andres Henao, ajc, 17 Dec. 2022
  • Heinz put up the ketchup stand two weeks ago not far from hot dog stands and restaurants and plenty of passers-by, both tourists and locals alike.
    — Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 13 Apr. 2024
  • Those steps have helped reduce coral damage loss from tourists, divers and anglers.
    — Alie Skowronski, Sun Sentinel, 11 Jan. 2024
  • Once the resorts open, tourists come back and work resumes for many in Lahaina, getting their kids to and from a far-away school may be out of the question.
    — Sakshi Venkatraman, NBC News, 25 Aug. 2023
  • For the full fairy-tale effect, Reddit travelers recommend going in the late fall, winter, or early spring, when there are fewer tourists.
    — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 1 Nov. 2024

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