hunt down
phrasal verb
hunted down; hunting down; hunts down
1
: to succeed in finding (something)
It may take me a while to hunt down the phone number.
2
: to find and capture (someone)
The killer was hunted down with help from his relatives.
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Such as: David rejects attacking King Saul, even as he’s being hunted down for his rising popularity among the people.
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Paul Tassi, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
My duties typically involved being sent to the nearby New York Public Library to hunt down some faint memory scratching at Carter’s brain.
—Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Mar. 2025
The discovery at the ranch site comes at a time where Ms. Sheinbaum faces intense pressure from President Trump to crack down on organized crime in order to avoid tariffs on exports to the United States and even possible U.S. military intervention to hunt down cartel members.
—Paulina Villegas, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2025
On top of it all, this Reacher guy brilliantly dispatched with the small army of McCabe’s men who’d been sent to hunt down and kill the former MP.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 13 Mar. 2025
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Paul Tassi, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
My duties typically involved being sent to the nearby New York Public Library to hunt down some faint memory scratching at Carter’s brain.
—Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Mar. 2025
The discovery at the ranch site comes at a time where Ms. Sheinbaum faces intense pressure from President Trump to crack down on organized crime in order to avoid tariffs on exports to the United States and even possible U.S. military intervention to hunt down cartel members.
—Paulina Villegas, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2025
On top of it all, this Reacher guy brilliantly dispatched with the small army of McCabe’s men who’d been sent to hunt down and kill the former MP.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 13 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for hunt down
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“Hunt down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hunt%20down. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.
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