gun down
phrasal verb
gunned down; gunning down; guns down
: to shoot (someone) with a gun
He was gunned down in the street.
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Then, trying to gun down O’Hearn at third base, Mayer made what could be generously described as a rookie mistake and threw the ball away, allowing the Orioles designated hitter to score and completing the Little League home run.
O’Hearn finished 3 for 3 with a home run, double, walk and RBI.
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Mac Cerullo, Hartford Courant, 25 May 2025
The next pitch ended up in the dirt and Roman raced toward third base only to be gunned down by Wellington catcher Angelina Baronci.
—Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 May 2025
Wednesday night’s barbarous shooting of two Israeli Embassy employees — gunned down, shot in the back allegedly by a pro-Palestinian activist while leaving a peace event at the Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C. — is more than a mere workaday atrocity.
—Jeffrey Blehar, National Review, 23 May 2025
In season one, episode two there is a flashback where they get gunned down at the women’s march.
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2025
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Mac Cerullo, Hartford Courant, 25 May 2025
The next pitch ended up in the dirt and Roman raced toward third base only to be gunned down by Wellington catcher Angelina Baronci.
—Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 May 2025
Wednesday night’s barbarous shooting of two Israeli Embassy employees — gunned down, shot in the back allegedly by a pro-Palestinian activist while leaving a peace event at the Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C. — is more than a mere workaday atrocity.
—Jeffrey Blehar, National Review, 23 May 2025
In season one, episode two there is a flashback where they get gunned down at the women’s march.
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for gun down
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“Gun down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gun%20down. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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