treasure hunt

noun

1. a game in which each person or team attempts to be first in finding something that has been hidden, using written directions or clues.

treasure hunt

noun

1. a game in which players act upon successive clues and are eventually directed to a prize

Example Sentences

Along the way, they face dangerous foes and obstacles that they will have to get through in order to find the treasure, in a classic treasure hunt.

From TechCrunch

It’s like going on a treasure hunt guided by a map, which in this case is represented by historical data.

From Search Engine Land

The abrupt ending to the treasure hunt, and the fact that it came just before Fenn’s death, has led some to believe that their time would be better spent investigating Stuef’s story than where Fenn hid the treasure.

From Outside Online

I thought that learning about them, and maybe trying to track one down, would be a kind of geographic treasure hunt, a fun way to try to understand how maps shape our understanding of space.

From Outside Online

Chasing rarities is certainly exciting—like an ephemeral, high-stakes treasure hunt where the pot of gold has wings—but the hobby can also turn into an obsession.

From Outside Online

Going to the library was like a treasure hunt, an expedition.

From The Daily Beast

But for every successful treasure hunt, there are works that are indeed lost forever.

From The Daily Beast

These sculptures all around the city make the vastness almost like a treasure hunt!

From The Daily Beast

This week Fenn appeared on The Today Show, and NBC Nightly News touting the treasure hunt, and reigniting the search for his gold.

From The Daily Beast

“With this book, you sort of go on a treasure hunt,” said Leibovitz.

From The Daily Beast

And a climactic treasure hunt among the subterranean Martian labyrinths.

From Project Gutenberg

Wetting his fingers, Brad gave the shrill whistle which had been agreed upon as the signal to mark the end of the treasure hunt.

From Project Gutenberg

With the treasure hunt over, all the Cubs gathered on the beach for a council fire and “feed.”

From Project Gutenberg

The day previous Miss Carver and another teacher had come down the lake and made arrangements for a treasure hunt.

From Project Gutenberg

The idea of going on a treasure hunt filled them with great interest.

From Project Gutenberg