treasure hunt
a game in which each person or team attempts to be first in finding something that has been hidden, using written directions or clues.
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How to use treasure hunt in a sentence
Along the way, they face dangerous foes and obstacles that they will have to get through in order to find the treasure, in a classic treasure hunt.
15 Best Swashbuckling Pirate Movies, According To Rotten Tomatoes | noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) | October 7, 2021 | TechCrunchIt’s like going on a treasure hunt guided by a map, which in this case is represented by historical data.
Retrospective competitor analysis: Reinforcing SEO strategies with historical data | Sponsored Content: SE Ranking | August 17, 2021 | Search Engine LandThe abrupt ending to the treasure hunt, and the fact that it came just before Fenn’s death, has led some to believe that their time would be better spent investigating Stuef’s story than where Fenn hid the treasure.
I thought that learning about them, and maybe trying to track one down, would be a kind of geographic treasure hunt, a fun way to try to understand how maps shape our understanding of space.
We Mapped the West 200 Years Ago, and We’re Still Living with the Mistakes | abarronian | July 12, 2021 | Outside OnlineChasing rarities is certainly exciting—like an ephemeral, high-stakes treasure hunt where the pot of gold has wings—but the hobby can also turn into an obsession.
Going to the library was like a treasure hunt, an expedition.
But for every successful treasure hunt, there are works that are indeed lost forever.
Nazi Art Hoard Just the Tip of the Iceberg for Lost Art | Noah Charney | November 13, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThese sculptures all around the city make the vastness almost like a treasure hunt!
New York Is Not Really the Best Place for the All-Star Game | Sarah Langs | July 14, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThis week Fenn appeared on The Today Show, and NBC Nightly News touting the treasure hunt, and reigniting the search for his gold.
If You’re Hunting for Forrest Fenn’s Buried Treasure, Start Here | Tony Doukopil | March 1, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST“With this book, you sort of go on a treasure hunt,” said Leibovitz.
Annie Leibovitz and Tina Brown on 'Pilgrimage,' Photography, and Vanity Fair | Kara Cutruzzula | December 12, 2011 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd a climactic treasure hunt among the subterranean Martian labyrinths.
The Mating of the Moons | Kenneth O'HaraWetting his fingers, Brad gave the shrill whistle which had been agreed upon as the signal to mark the end of the treasure hunt.
Dan Carter and the River Camp | Mildred A. WirtWith the treasure hunt over, all the Cubs gathered on the beach for a council fire and “feed.”
Dan Carter and the River Camp | Mildred A. WirtThe day previous Miss Carver and another teacher had come down the lake and made arrangements for a treasure hunt.
Helen in the Editor's Chair | Ruthe S. WheelerThe idea of going on a treasure hunt filled them with great interest.
The Rover Boys on Treasure Isle | Edward Stratemeyer (AKA Arthur M. Winfield)
British Dictionary definitions for treasure hunt
a game in which players act upon successive clues and are eventually directed to a prize
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