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
It’s the reason meal kits feel so soothing — everything ready, nothing frantic, no mid-recipe scavenger hunt for a missing clove of garlic.
From Salon • Dec. 20, 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
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
