search party

noun

: an organized group of people who are looking for someone or something that is missing

Examples of search party in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The missing hiker arrived at Monadnock State Park Headquarters just as a second search party was heading out to look for him, according to fish and game officials. Tanasia Kenney, Miami Herald, 5 July 2024 Minutes later, a Metro Fire helicopter and search party were deployed to scan the river looking for the man, who was not wearing a life jacket when he was swept underwater, Wilbourn said. Sacramento Bee, 16 June 2024 She was found dead the next day when a search party volunteer discovered her along the trail. Liam Quinn, Peoplemag, 17 June 2024 Connors and his wife organized neighbors into a search party but found nothing. Mara Bovsun, New York Daily News, 2 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for search party 

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“Search party.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/search%20party. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.

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