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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However, back in the ‘80s, most viewed the brothers as cold-blooded killers who gunned down their parents for inheritance money and spending sprees.
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Jeetendr Sehdev, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
But after multi-platinum artist Notorious B.I.G. was gunned down in November 1997, Sonny Williams Jr. was given the opportunity to join a different charity effort.
—Dan Morrison, USA TODAY, 24 Oct. 2024
Indeed, Lennon was gunned down at the entrance to the building in 1980.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 5 Sep. 2024
When the dust settled, the lawmen had gunned down four of the Cowboys in an event that became immortalized in books and film as a symbol of the Wild West.
—The Arizona Republic, 26 Oct. 2024
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Jeetendr Sehdev, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
But after multi-platinum artist Notorious B.I.G. was gunned down in November 1997, Sonny Williams Jr. was given the opportunity to join a different charity effort.
—Dan Morrison, USA TODAY, 24 Oct. 2024
Indeed, Lennon was gunned down at the entrance to the building in 1980.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 5 Sep. 2024
When the dust settled, the lawmen had gunned down four of the Cowboys in an event that became immortalized in books and film as a symbol of the Wild West.
—The Arizona Republic, 26 Oct. 2024
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 14 Nov. 2024.
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