manhunt
noun
man·hunt
ˈman-ˌhənt 
: an organized and usually intensive hunt for a person and especially for one charged with a crime
Examples of manhunt in a Sentence
After several days of searching, the sheriff called off the manhunt.
The FBI launched a manhunt to find the kidnappers.
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Mangione’s arrest five days later at a McDonald’s restaurant in Altoona, Pennsylvania, ended a multi-state manhunt.
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Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 1 Apr. 2026
Gerhardt Konig was arrested following an hourslong manhunt, prosecutors said.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 1 Apr. 2026
Five days later, amid a frantic manhunt, Mangione was arrested at a McDonald’s in Altoona, Pennsylvania.
—Adam Reiss, NBC news, 1 Apr. 2026
His accomplice, who was operating the scooter, fled toward the Marcy Houses and is now the subject of a massive NYPD manhunt, Tisch said.
—Sheetal Banchariya, New York Daily News, 1 Apr. 2026
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Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 1 Apr. 2026
Gerhardt Konig was arrested following an hourslong manhunt, prosecutors said.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 1 Apr. 2026
Five days later, amid a frantic manhunt, Mangione was arrested at a McDonald’s in Altoona, Pennsylvania.
—Adam Reiss, NBC news, 1 Apr. 2026
His accomplice, who was operating the scooter, fled toward the Marcy Houses and is now the subject of a massive NYPD manhunt, Tisch said.
—Sheetal Banchariya, New York Daily News, 1 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for manhunt
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“Manhunt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/manhunt. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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manhunt
noun
man·hunt
-ˌhənt
: an organized hunt for a person and especially for one charged with a crime
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