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

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

In the hour before Pippi’s party, children scoured the room on a scavenger hunt to find nine Pippis, donning disguises from a Dodgers jersey to a 1920s flapper dress.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 16, 2025

The consequence was an opinion that refused to allow justice to be a scavenger hunt and courts to function as paper-collecting machines.

From Slate • Jun. 16, 2025

Mr. Quisling picked the book up and flipped through it as Emily recounted the rest of the scavenger hunt so far.

From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman