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
But she didn’t know how Mr. Griswold’s scavenger hunt was supposed to work—did this man know about it and he had a clue waiting for them?
From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
