How to Use quest in a Sentence

quest

1 of 2 noun
Definition of questnext
Synonyms for questnext
  • They went on a quest for gold.
  • The team's quest to win a championship finally came to an end.
  • He refuses to give up his quest to discover the truth.
  • But there’s not a smack of hipness here, and Jalali is not on a quest for cool.
    — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2023
  • Why go on a quest to find a tribe which simply doesn’t want to be found?
    — Annika Pham, Variety, 1 Mar. 2024
  • Blake, who had a near miss in his quest to crack double figures, might call it the luck of the Irish.
    — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 24 May 2023
  • Collier isn’t alone in the quest to enter the workforce on their own terms.
    — Chloe Berger, Fortune, 8 Apr. 2024
  • The world this quest takes place in is, for lack of a better term, cartoonish.
    — Alison Herman, Variety, 31 Aug. 2023
  • Sir Galahad pulled the mythic sword Excalibur from the rock and led the quest to find the Holy Grail.
    — Alice Li, Washington Post, 14 June 2023
  • This quest for space led to the removal of side decks and a full-beam interior.
    — Giacomo Barbaro, Robb Report, 15 Sep. 2023
  • The quest takes her to some uncomfortable and nerve-wracking lengths.
    — Ashley Cullins, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 June 2023
  • That quest will start with Sunday’s matchup against Rutgers.
    — Craig Meyer, Detroit Free Press, 14 Jan. 2024
  • Join Phil Breslin in his quest to answer – who is Built to Survive?
    — William Earl, Variety, 21 Nov. 2023
  • As if this quest isn’t hard enough, biologists cannot agree on what a species is.
    — Carl Zimmer, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2024
  • In future studies, the team plans to follow up with more studies on the quest to prepare the world’s best cup of coffee.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 7 Dec. 2023
  • However, the Ubisoft-esque map that's filled with fetch and dungeon quests that opens up to even more of the same wears on you after a while.
    — Chris Stobing, PCMAG, 5 Feb. 2024
  • Today’s Aries solar eclipse marks the beginning of your life's next great quest!
    — USA TODAY, 8 Apr. 2024
  • And so the quest for respect is one Hollywood story sure to have many sequels.
    — Stacy Perman, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2023
  • That quest gives purpose to a life the retiree otherwise regards as spent.
    — David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Feb. 2024
  • Every minute counts in the quest to turn children into readers.
    — Jackie Valley, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Feb. 2024
  • Xi’s quest for social control presents risks for the Communist regime as well.
    — Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 20 Dec. 2023
  • The quest was sparked by the July 2023 opening of the Capital to Tahoe Trail, which was completed after eight years.
    — Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2024
  • Andreessen closed his post by pitting the West against China in a quest to become the leading force in the industry.
    — Andrea Guzman, Fortune, 6 June 2023
  • Musk considers the moon a stepping stone to Mars, his ultimate quest.
    — Marcia Dunn, Fortune, 15 Mar. 2024
  • New Blue Sun doesn’t need a single bar to get its message across: that side quests are often the most memorable part of the entire game.
    — Pitchfork, 5 Dec. 2023
  • For years, the American approach to protein has been a never-ending quest for more.
    — Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 2023
  • Much of the show centers on Novak’s fraught quest to successfully perform a blow job in high school.
    — Carrie Battan, The New Yorker, 15 Jan. 2024
  • From Tunnels to Silo Fields China is not only on a quest for more warheads.
    — Chris Buckley, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2024
  • Despite a few missteps, the team defuses the bomb, completing their months-long quest.
    — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 30 Nov. 2023
  • In her quest to find gifts that don’t cause her financial stress, Johnson has been getting creative.
    — Adriana Morga, Fortune, 23 Dec. 2023
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quest

2 of 2 verb
  • They were questing for gold.
  • I respectfully quest your assistance in this matter.
  • Smith is a player to watch in the Corsairs’ quest to win the Class 3A state title.
    — Bobby Narang, chicagotribune.com, 8 Feb. 2022
  • The Rockies’ quest for a perfect 162-0 season has come to an end.
    — Joe Nguyen, The Denver Post, 30 Mar. 2020
  • The loss ended the No. 3 Comets’ (16-3) quest for their second straight state title.
    — Craig Clary, Baltimore Sun, 26 May 2022
  • As a result, questing feels less like a means to an end than an end in itself.
    — Cecilia D'anastasio, Wired, 7 May 2020
  • Still, the developers’ quest to fill the space has not always been smooth.
    — Eric Heisig, cleveland, 23 Nov. 2020
  • Nichols is the first new blues act signed to the Fat Possum in over two decades, all part of his (and the label’s) quest to ensure the genre is alive and kicking.
    — David Browne, Rolling Stone, 1 Nov. 2021
  • Watts’ quest for a gold medal in Barcelona began with a win of his first-round qualifying heat.
    — John Ortega, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2022
  • These are always a pain to press down and keep track of, and having to depend on them for hours of questing seems brutal.
    — Sam MacHkovech, Ars Technica, 22 Aug. 2017
  • Should that quest fail, Reddish could compete for the starting small forward job.
    — Afentres, oregonlive, 6 May 2023
  • Some are the nascent, questing sketches of artwork still to be created.
    — Jim Higgins, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 17 Nov. 2017
  • The Spurs’ quest to fill the Alamodome in their return to their old haunt next month is looking more plausible by the day.
    — Tom Orsborn, San Antonio Express-News, 28 Dec. 2022
  • But will her quest for justice and revenge cloud her judgment, and put others at risk?
    — Ew Staff, EW.com, 28 Apr. 2021
  • The Rangers were followed into Atlanta by Stanton, who is on a home run quest himself.
    — USA TODAY, 8 Sep. 2017
  • There is plenty of tough competition standing in the way of the Eagles quest for back-to-back titles.
    — Emmett Hall, Sun Sentinel, 29 Sep. 2022
  • Clinton was forever questing for ways to feed the world for pennies.
    — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2023
  • The fish toss could be called the official launch of the No. 1-seeded Predators quest to win the first Stanley Cup in the franchise’s 20-year history.
    — Kevin Allen, USA TODAY, 12 Apr. 2018
  • The nymphs then quest, moving to the tips of long grass and brush to wait for their next blood meal to wander by: a dog, a deer, or that accidental human host.
    — Wendy Orent, Discover Magazine, 11 Dec. 2013
  • France almost ended Michael Phelps’ quest for a record eight gold medals at the Beijing Olympics as it was getting started.
    — Nancy Armour, USA TODAY, 6 Nov. 2020
  • In the long-term, however, a win feeds either club’s chances of clinching a home game to begin its MLS Cup playoffs quest.
    — Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 17 Sep. 2021
  • Her shooting ability is essential in the Wildcats’ quest to win the NSC.
    — Bob Narang, chicagotribune.com, 19 Feb. 2021
  • Or will the screeds and screams convince Iowans, questing after the most electable pick, that Biden is the candidate the Trump team fears more than any other Democrat?
    — Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, 25 Jan. 2020
  • Merely the act of looking through a telescope is an exercise in questing.
    — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 6 Sep. 2019
  • Collins could both step in right away and help Lillard’s quest to contend now, yet still be in his prime after the Blazers’ six-time All-Star exits his.
    — oregonlive, 15 June 2022
  • Maybe all bright young men, seriously questing, look a bit alike.
    — Allan Gurganus, The New Yorker, 27 Apr. 2020
  • The downside is that one crucial element that makes any MMO fun — being able to quest with friends — is made very difficult from the get-go.
    — Washington Post, 24 May 2021
  • Clearly, two young rookies have played significant roles in the Braves quest to retain their crown.
    — Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes, 12 July 2022
  • Tan, 24, proved Williams’s words true, spoiling her return to tennis and quest for a record-tying 24th Grand Slam singles title.
    — New York Times, 29 June 2022
  • Consider that quest the patrons’ version of trying to read a Masters green.
    — Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 8 Apr. 2022

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