chase down

phrasal verb

chased down; chasing down; chases down

: to follow and catch (someone or something)

Police chased down the robber in an alley.

: to search for and find (someone or something)

I finally chased down that recipe I promised you.

I chased him down at his old hangout.

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Putting high, heavy topspin on her forehand to protect its essential weakness and chasing down balls in every corner of the court to defend all day and night: that version won the 2023 U.S. Open, her only Grand Slam title. —

Matthew Futterman, The Athletic, 12 Jan. 2025 While all of this is going on, Cortland’s consciousness is still being chased down by nightgown-wearing women, who are revealed also to be wearing Mardi Gras masks. —

Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2025 The brief video, shared by the Ukrainian Air Assault Forces on messaging app Telegram Monday, purports to show Kyiv troops chasing down Russian soldiers in the western Russian Kursk region. —

Ellie Cook, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025 Nembhard missed the free throw and UCLA’s Skyy Clark chased down the rebound before getting fouled. —

Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 28 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for chase down