scavenger hunt
Example Sentences
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At one man's request, the agency devised a "Mission Impossible" production for an adventurous young woman: an iPad delivered in the morning launched a scavenger hunt across Paris by sidecar and by boat.
From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026
Mamdani’s scavenger hunt didn’t play a big role in his eventual election to the mayorship in October; it probably didn’t even play a small one.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 24, 2025
For families, the museum provides a special guide and activities that include a scavenger hunt, try-on clothing and a selfie station.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 16, 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
Echoes persisted of the 1986 crash, when the area had become a scavenger hunt for repossessed Lear jets, Mercedeses, mobile homes, oil rigs, ranches, and two-bedroom houses with walls so thin they seemed translucent.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
