scavenger hunt
Example Sentences
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Finding the best pint in a given city has become a digital scavenger hunt.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026
In August, New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani hosted a citywide scavenger hunt, inviting voters to scour the boroughs in search of historic political sites.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 24, 2025
A “death file” should contain essential documents such as birth and marriage certificates, divorce decrees, life insurance policies, and a list of financial accounts to prevent a scavenger hunt for information.
From Barron's • Nov. 9, 2025
The point of a scavenger hunt is not to produce anything of value; the items on the list don’t add up to any coherent, meaningful narrative.
From Slate • Aug. 13, 2025
“Yes, sir. The whole school heard about it. See, Kyle Keeley and his two brothers were playing some sort of wild scavenger hunt game and...”
From "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library" by Chris Grabenstein
