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
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.
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Deputy News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
In the quest to add more than 90,000 housing units in Nashville over the next decade, a new leadership council is bringing together leaders from across the city’s private, public and nonprofit sectors.
—Austin Hornbostel, Nashville Tennessean, 1 Oct. 2025
Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 26 Sep. 2025
The band parted ways in 1996, primarily citing burnout, and Lindberg side-quested with an array of extreme-music voyagers including Lock Up, Disfear, Skitsystem, and the Great Deceiver.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 16 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Millions of people have joined us in our quest to MAKE AMERICA, GREAT AGAIN.
—Deputy News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
In the quest to add more than 90,000 housing units in Nashville over the next decade, a new leadership council is bringing together leaders from across the city’s private, public and nonprofit sectors.
—Austin Hornbostel, Nashville Tennessean, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
Wishing you week of hardly working, mostly questing.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 26 Sep. 2025
The band parted ways in 1996, primarily citing burnout, and Lindberg side-quested with an array of extreme-music voyagers including Lock Up, Disfear, Skitsystem, and the Great Deceiver.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 16 Sep. 2025
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“Quest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quest. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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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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