How to Use treasure hunt in a Sentence

treasure hunt

noun
  • Thus buying or tasting a morel can be its own treasure hunt.
    — Midwest Living, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Or opt for a different kind of treasure hunt, and test your skills at geocaching.
    — Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 7 Dec. 2025
  • Join the midnight sun treasure hunt for a chance to win $23,000.
    — Lilit Marcus, CNN Money, 27 June 2026
  • Not to mention, an entire clearance section that feels like a treasure hunt.
    — Zoe Weiner, StyleCaster, 21 Nov. 2025
  • Seeing giant trees is clearly the draw, but searching for them can be half the fun—a bit like a treasure hunt.
    — Brad Badelt, Outside, 11 Nov. 2025
  • The treasure hunt website notes that this year's prize increases last year's total by $1.
    — ABC News, 18 May 2026
  • Understand those forces and your next closet cleanout stops feeling like a chore and starts looking like a treasure hunt.
    — Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 24 June 2026
  • Kids love the decorating step here — picking out old charms or beads to hang from the wire wrapping feels like a treasure hunt.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Sacbee.com, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Down the road, Novak and Bush want to bring in a motel manager and stage their own treasure hunt.
    — Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
  • There will be a musical treasure hunt, ice cream, donuts and other activities.
    — Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Estate sale shopping can feel like a treasure hunt, but some secondhand finds come with hidden risks that aren’t worth bringing home.
    — Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 May 2026
  • With the ad, Donaldson launches a treasure hunt-style contest that is expected to stretch for weeks.
    — Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Some cities make antiquing feel like a genuine treasure hunt with the right mix of estate sales, antique shops, and secondhand demand.
    — Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 1 May 2026
  • There’s a new Forest School (little ones will love the treasure hunt), plus a kids’ menu and babysitting services.
    — Harriet Compston, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Van der Heide compared the data collection methods to a treasure hunt.
    — Olivia Maule, Mercury News, 6 Dec. 2025
  • The treasure hunt starts with the teaser announcements and invites that have been hitting my email box since late November.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 3 Jan. 2020
  • Scaramucci will embark on his treasure hunt through a new company called Treasure Trove.
    — Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 25 Feb. 2026
  • With limited time and budget, teams must treasure hunt for vintage and thrift store finds to design their way to beautiful, layered, finished rooms.
    — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Families enjoy the art treasure hunt through the Uffizi for a new perspective on the museum.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
  • Earlier this week, Taylor Swift posted a treasure hunt for fans consisting of a series of short videos.
    — Andrew R. Chow, Time, 10 Oct. 2025
  • The treasure hunt, which includes the map and prizes (a choice of pins for adults or prizes out of the treasure chest for kids) is $15 for adults and $10 for children.
    — Penny E Schwartz, Oc Register, 24 Nov. 2025
  • Over at Flui, a boutique that blends silver accessories with denim from neighboring Ibara, the vibe is less tourist trap, more treasure hunt.
    — Jessica Binns, Sourcing Journal, 18 Mar. 2026
  • Sondheim’s last major treasure hunt was in 2013, at a birthday gala for his friend Perry Granoff.
    — Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2025
  • How the pineapple hunt works Amelie’s is the first stop in the weekly treasure hunt, which runs through June 12 at the bakery’s uptown location.
    — Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 9 June 2026
  • As part of the launch, Marriott Bonvoy is running a real-world treasure hunt, dubbed the Drop Pin Challenge.
    — AFAR Media, 30 Sep. 2025
  • By avoiding impatience and confrontation, Taylor says everyone can enjoy the treasure hunt.
    — Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Groupon is offering a special adult ticket price of $10 that includes general admission, the treasure hunt and either a keepsake decal or a sweet treat.
    — Penny E Schwartz, Oc Register, 24 Nov. 2025
  • Taz’s Exploration Trail will invite families on a treasure hunt themed to the always hungry chaotic character.
    — Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 3 June 2026
  • It’s widely understood that to shop secondhand is to enter into a treasure hunt, where messiness is permitted and persistence is rewarded with bargains and unique items.
    — Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Sean Payton called over a member of the Denver Broncos’ support staff last August and gave him an assignment akin to a modern-day treasure hunt.
    — Joseph Person, New York Times, 24 June 2026

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