hide-and-seek
noun
: a children's game in which one player does not look while others hide and then goes to find them
Examples of hide-and-seek in a Sentence
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Thousands of people in China are playing games of hide-and-seek with strangers, with a digital twist, according to MIT Technology Review.
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David Meyer, Fortune, 20 Nov. 2023
Mariano spoke of playing hide-and-seek, gardening, chess matches, the terrible haircuts Feinstein insisted on giving her — and, of course, the first-hand lessons in San Francisco history.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2023
Cosmic Kick the Can, a light-up variation on the classic hide-and-seek game, is nominated in the Toy of the Year Awards.
—Shannon Sollitt, The Salt Lake Tribune, 16 Sep. 2023
During the practical course, student teams develop solutions for a hide-and-seek challenge in which mobile robots (Boston Dynamics Spot, ANYbotics ANYmal, Clearpath Robotics Husky) must autonomously hide and find each other.
—IEEE Spectrum, 8 Sep. 2023
The structure is replete with both low-level nooks-and-crannies for hide-and-seek and strategically placed boulders and ropes for adventurous climbers to scramble to the top.
—oregonlive, 5 Sep. 2023
Finding her brave can still be a game of hide-and-seek, Lloyd said.
—Palak Jayswal, The Salt Lake Tribune, 13 Aug. 2023
Bed bugs are resilient little jerks who play the world's worst game of hide-and-seek.
—John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 11 Aug. 2023
He was also seen hanging out in Oscar’s trash can and playing hide-and-seek with Elmo.
—Kara Warner, Peoplemag, 10 July 2023
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David Meyer, Fortune, 20 Nov. 2023
Mariano spoke of playing hide-and-seek, gardening, chess matches, the terrible haircuts Feinstein insisted on giving her — and, of course, the first-hand lessons in San Francisco history.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2023
Cosmic Kick the Can, a light-up variation on the classic hide-and-seek game, is nominated in the Toy of the Year Awards.
—Shannon Sollitt, The Salt Lake Tribune, 16 Sep. 2023
During the practical course, student teams develop solutions for a hide-and-seek challenge in which mobile robots (Boston Dynamics Spot, ANYbotics ANYmal, Clearpath Robotics Husky) must autonomously hide and find each other.
—IEEE Spectrum, 8 Sep. 2023
The structure is replete with both low-level nooks-and-crannies for hide-and-seek and strategically placed boulders and ropes for adventurous climbers to scramble to the top.
—oregonlive, 5 Sep. 2023
Finding her brave can still be a game of hide-and-seek, Lloyd said.
—Palak Jayswal, The Salt Lake Tribune, 13 Aug. 2023
Bed bugs are resilient little jerks who play the world's worst game of hide-and-seek.
—John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 11 Aug. 2023
He was also seen hanging out in Oscar’s trash can and playing hide-and-seek with Elmo.
—Kara Warner, Peoplemag, 10 July 2023
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First Known Use
circa 1727, in the meaning defined above
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hide-and-seek
nounˌhīd-ᵊn-ˈsēk
: a game in which everyone hides from one player who tries to find them
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