search party
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of search party
First recorded in 1880–85
Example Sentences
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A search party organized by Goforth’s family members and friends went out Tuesday, using bikes, all-terrain vehicles and even a few planes, her daughter said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
Each search party at Lockerbie was teamed with a Raynet operator who would send messages back to Lockerbie Academy, the disaster control room.
From BBC ● Dec. 20, 2025
The search party walked slowly up Alvarado Street by MacArthur Park and turned right onto Wilshire Boulevard, filled with heartbreak and hope.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2024
Foote has yet to be located in a case that has riveted the community of 1,500 people, which has organized another search party to look for him this weekend.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 13, 2024
In the words of a member of the search party, it was “like they had just gone to sleep.”
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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