scavenger
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
Many scavenger species have also developed behaviors that help limit their exposure to disease, further reducing the risks associated with this food source.
From Science Daily • Jan. 19, 2026
Throughout the game, there will be scavenger hunts using video calls where residents get the chance to solve puzzles and riddles then send staff off to find the next clue.
From BBC • Jan. 14, 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
She was debating whether to pretend to have left something in the restaurant again or be direct and say they were on a scavenger hunt, when a breeze rustled the flyer tacked to the tree.
From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
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