scavenger hunt
a game in which individuals or teams are sent out to accumulate, without purchasing, a series of common, outlandish, or humorous objects, the winner being the person or team returning first with all the items.
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How to use scavenger hunt in a sentence
Those who visit the gardens can participate in scavenger hunts and bike rides.
17 things to do this week in the D.C. area | Fritz Hahn, Anying Guo | July 8, 2021 | Washington PostAs in the last episode, which involved a scavenger hunt and a Secret Santa exchange of gifts related to iconic moments from the show, they are playing obviously orchestrated games that allow for smooth transitions into flashbacks to earlier episodes.
‘Keeping Up With The Kardashians’ Ends Not With a Bang But a Whimper | Jordan Julian | June 11, 2021 | The Daily BeastWhen she was hired by Fairfax, Keaney’s passion for the markers spilled into her work in the form of the annual “History Hunters” scavenger hunt.
A civil rights hero lacked a historical marker. Then a class of Virginia fourth-graders spoke up. | Hannah Natanson | February 24, 2021 | Washington PostShe continued those lectures, as well as the scavenger hunt, through the coronavirus pandemic.
A civil rights hero lacked a historical marker. Then a class of Virginia fourth-graders spoke up. | Hannah Natanson | February 24, 2021 | Washington PostFor years, Maura Keaney has sent fourth-graders on a scavenger hunt into the past, asking students to traverse Virginia with their families in search of historical markers.
A civil rights hero lacked a historical marker. Then a class of Virginia fourth-graders spoke up. | Hannah Natanson | February 24, 2021 | Washington Post
The eggs are disbursed throughout the five boroughs and a citywide scavenger hunt ensues.
Franck de las Mercedes Lost Everything in a Fire…Except His Faberge Egg | Justin Jones | April 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTFor Fashion Week, Band of Outsiders traded the runway for the road with a social-media scavenger hunt around NYC.
Band of Outsiders Stages Scavenger Hunt for Fall 2013 Collection | Misty White Sidell | February 8, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTLife is a scavenger hunt run backward as well as forward, a race to comprehend.
British Dictionary definitions for scavenger hunt
a game in which players are required to collect an assortment of miscellaneous items: usually played outdoors
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