1
a
: a jury of inquest
b
2
3
obsolete
: a person or group of persons who search or make inquiry
quested; questing; quests
quester
noun
Synonyms
Examples of quest in a Sentence
Noun
They went on a quest for gold.
The team's quest to win a championship finally came to an end.
He refuses to give up his quest to discover the truth.
Verb
They were questing for gold.
I respectfully quest your assistance in this matter.
Recent Examples on the Web
USA TODAY, 8 Apr. 2024
Collier isn’t alone in the quest to enter the workforce on their own terms.
—Chloe Berger, Fortune, 8 Apr. 2024
Patel expanded on the film’s influences in an interview with talk show host Jimmy Fallon, saying that Kid’s journey mirrors Hanuman’s quest for self-realization.
—Aaron Boorstein, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Apr. 2024
But in a Wizard of Oz-esque quest echoing Andrews’ ability to overcome poor shots, Boe’s issues are with his putter.
—Brian Robin, Orange County Register, 5 Apr. 2024
Though the specter of what could have been hovers over the game, the Huskies are formidable in their quest for a record-extending 12th national championship with their own star guard.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 5 Apr. 2024
Penguin Penguin has been on a quest to prove what the best deal in CBD looks like, with their CBD oil for dogs as no exception.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
Meet Matt Farley, a man on a seeming quest to make every song possible.
—Peter Rubin, Longreads, 2 Apr. 2024
Gamify Your To-Do List One novel way to stop procrastinating is to gamify tasks and treat them like quests in a game.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
Ron Elving, NPR, 30 Mar. 2024
The series is a fascinating if overlong examination — an episode on temporary QB Matt Cassel feels like a preseason telecast — of the formidable business question: If an organization is questing for eternal excellence, does that mean its employees must always dread coming to the office?
—Stephen Rodrick, Variety, 13 Mar. 2024
The character's anxieties — and quest for bravery — fit like a glove.
—Andrea Mandell, Peoplemag, 2 Feb. 2024
The simplest way to gain lore is to summon glimmers to go questing.
—Rob Wieland, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2023
In contrast to the spiritually questing emotional roller coasters of his contemporary Gustav Mahler’s symphonies, Strauss’s works were the product of an artistic personality that toggled between studied irony and a bourgeois sentimentality seemingly custom-cut to Wilhelmine sensibilities.
—John Adams, The New Yorker, 4 Dec. 2023
Online, there’s a performance of the work by the Norwegian Chamber Orchestra, in which the musicians, barefoot and playing from memory, produce a feeling of renewal—perhaps of one of the souls in an Ovid myth questing toward rebirth.
—John Adams, The New Yorker, 4 Dec. 2023
The true lesson of pilgrimage in a secular context instructs us to set out into the world with a questing spirit that is unafraid of looking without finding, allowing curiosity, sympathy and self-improvement to do the work of faith.
—Aatish Taseer, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2023
Clinton was forever questing for ways to feed the world for pennies.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2023
Noun
Today’s Aries solar eclipse marks the beginning of your life's next great quest!
—USA TODAY, 8 Apr. 2024
Collier isn’t alone in the quest to enter the workforce on their own terms.
—Chloe Berger, Fortune, 8 Apr. 2024
Patel expanded on the film’s influences in an interview with talk show host Jimmy Fallon, saying that Kid’s journey mirrors Hanuman’s quest for self-realization.
—Aaron Boorstein, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Apr. 2024
But in a Wizard of Oz-esque quest echoing Andrews’ ability to overcome poor shots, Boe’s issues are with his putter.
—Brian Robin, Orange County Register, 5 Apr. 2024
Though the specter of what could have been hovers over the game, the Huskies are formidable in their quest for a record-extending 12th national championship with their own star guard.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 5 Apr. 2024
Penguin Penguin has been on a quest to prove what the best deal in CBD looks like, with their CBD oil for dogs as no exception.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
Meet Matt Farley, a man on a seeming quest to make every song possible.
—Peter Rubin, Longreads, 2 Apr. 2024
Gamify Your To-Do List One novel way to stop procrastinating is to gamify tasks and treat them like quests in a game.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
Verb
Such a candidate must always play Sancho Panza to someone else's Don Quixote, riding the burrow beside the questing knight.
—Ron Elving, NPR, 30 Mar. 2024
The series is a fascinating if overlong examination — an episode on temporary QB Matt Cassel feels like a preseason telecast — of the formidable business question: If an organization is questing for eternal excellence, does that mean its employees must always dread coming to the office?
—Stephen Rodrick, Variety, 13 Mar. 2024
The character's anxieties — and quest for bravery — fit like a glove.
—Andrea Mandell, Peoplemag, 2 Feb. 2024
The simplest way to gain lore is to summon glimmers to go questing.
—Rob Wieland, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2023
In contrast to the spiritually questing emotional roller coasters of his contemporary Gustav Mahler’s symphonies, Strauss’s works were the product of an artistic personality that toggled between studied irony and a bourgeois sentimentality seemingly custom-cut to Wilhelmine sensibilities.
—John Adams, The New Yorker, 4 Dec. 2023
Online, there’s a performance of the work by the Norwegian Chamber Orchestra, in which the musicians, barefoot and playing from memory, produce a feeling of renewal—perhaps of one of the souls in an Ovid myth questing toward rebirth.
—John Adams, The New Yorker, 4 Dec. 2023
The true lesson of pilgrimage in a secular context instructs us to set out into the world with a questing spirit that is unafraid of looking without finding, allowing curiosity, sympathy and self-improvement to do the work of faith.
—Aatish Taseer, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2023
Clinton was forever questing for ways to feed the world for pennies.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2023
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quest
1 of 2 noun1
: an act or instance of seeking
2
a
: search entry 2
in quest of game
b
: an adventurous journey by a knight in a tale of olden days
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