scavenger hunt

noun

: a game in which players try to acquire without buying specified items within a time limit

Examples of scavenger hunt in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

And there are hands-on opportunities for make-and-take crafts, chalk art, children’s scavenger hunts, gardening and a ladybug release. —Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2024

This is like a scavenger hunt, with public pieces sprinkled all throughout Miami made by artists from around the world. —Andrew J. Tardif, Miami Herald, 3 June 2024

Here's How to Style Them The Art Institute of Chicago hosts a private scavenger hunt for kids through Watson Adventures. —Nina Kokotas Hahn, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 May 2023

There's special programming for young guests with games, crafts, movies, scavenger hunts, and nature walks. —Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 25 May 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1936, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

scavenger hunt

noun

: a party contest in which players are sent out usually in pairs to obtain without buying unusual objects within a fixed length of time