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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Local livestock, which is considered money in the bank for Haiti’s poor farmers, were also gunned down under a hail of bullets. Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 3 June 2025 His latest apology, issued last week, came as a short burst of tweets less than 9 hours after an antisemitic extremist gunned down a young couple outside of the Capital Jewish Museum. Jonathan A. Greenblatt, HollywoodReporter, 29 May 2025 Instead, they were gunned down outside an event at the Capitol Jewish Museum on Wednesday night. NPR, 22 May 2025 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. Mac Cerullo, Hartford Courant, 25 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 11 Jun. 2025.

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