quest

Example Sentences

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This routine begins to unravel into a quest for identity and existential meaning when Y is hired to compose a new patriotic anthem.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

There was a youthful, rock ‘n’ roll vibe to the proceedings that was punk in quality but earnest in its quest to be seen.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

Tourism is a pillar of Middle Eastern governments’ quest to diversify and burnish their standing on the world stage.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

Colbert is planning to adapt chapters three to eight of The Fellowship of the Ring, in which Frodo and his fellow hobbits begin their epic quest.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

He’d spent enough time thinking he was a mistake—as a demigod, on this quest, in life in general.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan