I-spy

British  

noun

1. a game in which one player specifies the initial letter of the name of an object that he can see, which the other players then try to guess

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Example Sentences

The sea-minded can go on a self-guided beach I-spy activity or a nautical flag treasure hunt around the resort.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 10, 2021

"Yes, I'll do that if you'll come out afterwards for a game of I-spy 'round the meetin'-house."

From Mr. Stubbs's Brother A Sequel to 'Toby Tyler' by Otis, James

As when she goes out on the sidewalk to play "I-spy" with Georgie, the masterful little boy from next door, and his friends.

From Emmy Lou's Road to Grace Being a Little Pilgrim's Progress by Martin, George Madden

I dreamed of playing "I-spy" through Kenilworth Castle with Shakespeare, Walter Scott, Mary Ann Evans and a youth I used to know in boyhood by the name of Bill Hursey.

From Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 01 Little Journeys to the Homes of Good Men and Great by Hubbard, Elbert

It grew so broad and high that the children might have played I-spy in it,—only there weren't any children.

From Lewis Rand by Johnston, Mary