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
  • Every job, at home or on the road, had to begin with a treasure hunt.
    — Outside Online, 8 Feb. 2023
  • And then the word list is a treasure hunt, all these words appear in the book in this order.
    — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2024
  • Or opt for a different kind of treasure hunt, and test your skills at geocaching.
    — Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 7 Dec. 2025
  • My son’s catch-and-release treasure hunt was a wake-up call for me—the youth have no love for the coin of the realm.
    — Wes Moss, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024
  • With a new treasure hunt on the horizon, there’s a lot to look forward to when the next season drops.
    — Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2024
  • Join the midnight sun treasure hunt for a chance to win $23,000.
    — Lilit Marcus, CNN Money, 27 June 2026
  • Temu’s skill is making bargain hunting feel like a sugar-high treasure hunt.
    — Shira Ovide, Washington Post, 12 Mar. 2024
  • 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
  • Actually finding one of these carts may be a treasure hunt in itself.
    — Umar Shakir, The Verge, 7 Oct. 2024
  • Bids will be opened May 19, with the highest bid for each lot getting a treasure hunt to take home.
    — Susan Bromley, USA TODAY, 2 May 2023
  • The red carpet is turning into a kind of cultural treasure hunt.
    — Milenna Lazazzera, CNN Money, 19 May 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
  • Fans describe shopping at Aldi as something of a treasure hunt.
    — Greg Petro, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
  • The game’s ancient Egyptian graphics and treasure hunt theme attract many slot fans.
    — Matthew Gover, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2025
  • 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
  • Collins-Black’s treasure hunt is meant to be difficult, but not dangerous.
    — Nicolas Vega, CNBC, 5 Dec. 2024
  • To the uninitiated, the idea of a modern-day treasure hunt may seem like something of a fool's errand.
    — Megan McCluskey, Time, 27 Mar. 2025
  • Tip Going to the store and finding all of the items on the school supply list can almost feel like a treasure hunt for your kids.
    — ​wendy Wisner, Parents, 30 July 2024
  • Now, 40 years later, Boehme wants to launch another treasure hunt.
    — CBS News, 2 Oct. 2024
  • 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
  • His memoir, The Thrill of the Chase, set off a nationwide treasure hunt.
    — Popular Mechanics, 10 Mar. 2023
  • There will be a musical treasure hunt, ice cream, donuts and other activities.
    — Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Oct. 2025
  • The name endured, and soon a new treasure hunt—for waterfront property—began.
    — Amy Weiss-Meyer, The Atlantic, 8 May 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
  • Prepare yourselves, Pogues, because the treasure hunt will finally come to an end.
    — Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 4 Nov. 2024
  • These items can become highly sought after and valuable, making the day a sort of treasure hunt for collectors.
    — Dominick Williams, Kansas City Star, 12 Apr. 2025
  • 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

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