I-spy
Britishnoun
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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
The sidewalks were filled with children clamouring at "tag," "I-spy," or "run-sheep-run."
From The Pit by Frank Norris
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 Elbert Hubbard
I-spy, ī′-spī′, n. a children's game of hide-and-seek, so called from the cry when one is found.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various
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 George Madden Martin
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