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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The police chase followed a statewide manhunt after Meade and his co-conspirator, 29-year-old Nicholas Umphenour, attacked correctional officers at Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center in Boise.
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Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 11 Mar. 2025
And as a nationwide manhunt began, the conversation was not about murder in plain sight or vigilantism, but Americans’ frustrations with their health care.
—Lorena O'Neil, Rolling Stone, 9 Mar. 2025
His escape led to a 33-hour manhunt as authorities searched wooded areas around the hospital campus as well as Abril’s mother’s home near the Mahany Park crime scene.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacramento Bee, 26 Feb. 2025
He was apprehended in Altoona, Pennsylvania, following a five-day manhunt.
—Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 25 Feb. 2025
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Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 11 Mar. 2025
And as a nationwide manhunt began, the conversation was not about murder in plain sight or vigilantism, but Americans’ frustrations with their health care.
—Lorena O'Neil, Rolling Stone, 9 Mar. 2025
His escape led to a 33-hour manhunt as authorities searched wooded areas around the hospital campus as well as Abril’s mother’s home near the Mahany Park crime scene.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacramento Bee, 26 Feb. 2025
He was apprehended in Altoona, Pennsylvania, following a five-day manhunt.
—Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 25 Feb. 2025
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“Manhunt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/manhunt. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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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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