How to Use trick or treat in a Sentence

trick or treat

noun
  • We got all dressed up for trick or treat.
  • When the door opened the kids all shouted “Trick or treat!”.
  • The trick or treat trail will be open 1-5 p.m. on event dates.
    Patrick Connolly, orlandosentinel.com, 7 Oct. 2020
  • Kids can trick or treat the Haunted Hall with lights on.
    Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 31 Oct. 2020
  • Come in costume and trick or treat on all three floors of City Hall.
    Kaitlin McCallum, courant.com, 29 Oct. 2019
  • Things that can keep your kid busy in those days that follow trick or treat.
    Amy Schwabe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 16 Oct. 2017
  • Dress up alongside the characters and trick or treat through the park.
    Jessica Leigh Mattern, Country Living, 8 July 2019
  • Some from his old apartment, one trick or treating with the kids.
    Summer Block, Longreads, 23 Aug. 2019
  • The group will also go trick or treating around the library.
    Houston Chronicle, 29 Oct. 2019
  • Wear a costume and trick or treat with 15 or more businesses around the park.
    Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 18 Oct. 2021
  • But the biggest reason teens should be allowed to trick or treat in peace?
    Amy Haneline, USA TODAY, 16 Oct. 2019
  • These precious people are not 'too big' to trick or treat.
    Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 30 Oct. 2023
  • Your guests won't know what to expect inside, trick or treat?
    Angela Belt, House Beautiful, 8 Sep. 2022
  • Anyone who trick or treats after 8 p.m. is also guilty of the same charge.
    Alaa Elassar, CNN, 23 Oct. 2019
  • The event will offer pizza, face painting, games and trick or treat in the parking lot.
    Annie Blanks, San Antonio Express-News, 22 Oct. 2021
  • Here are the trick or treat times for Oct. 31 around Indianapolis.
    Chris Sims, The Indianapolis Star, 19 Oct. 2021
  • Whether a trick or treat, there’s a valuable lesson in every scare.
    Paul Stephen, ExpressNews.com, 23 Oct. 2019
  • The Village Board will discuss trick or treat at its Oct. 12 meeting.
    Amy Schwabe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 31 Oct. 2019
  • The 2019 Halloween Doodle offers a chance to play trick or treat without the calories.
    Rachael Bunyan, Time, 31 Oct. 2019
  • For $5, kids in costume can trick or treat without monsters, blood and gore and get a goodie bag too.
    Annie Alleman, chicagotribune.com, 21 Sep. 2020
  • Hart also posted a video of him showing up at Johnson's house in the outfit to trick or treat.
    Lisa Respers France, CNN, 31 Oct. 2019
  • Youngsters can trick or treat, and will receive a mini pumpkin to take home.
    Pioneer Press Staff, chicagotribune.com, 12 Oct. 2021
  • And will Indiana's weather trick or treat Hoosiers this year?
    Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 14 Oct. 2024
  • This Halloween, Google is offering users a trick or treat.
    Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 31 Oct. 2019
  • Get ready to trick or treat throughout the museum’s 17 galleries with tons of candy for all.
    Jennifer Boehm, sun-sentinel.com, 15 Oct. 2019
  • Candy is dandy but trick or treat for UNICEF has heft.
    NPR, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Nextdoor trick or treat map Make trick-or-treating more enjoyable — and more bountiful — for all ages by using a map.
    Cody Godwin, USA Today, 27 Oct. 2025
  • On Halloween night, kids are encouraged to wear their costumes and trick or treat at the businesses on the square.
    Kristen Tribe, Southern Living, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Here are eight of our favorite neighborhoods to trick or treat this year.
    John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 21 Oct. 2025
  • The day also includes crafts, trick or treat stations and a costume contest.
    Sharon Hlapcich, Oc Register, 16 Oct. 2025

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