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 hearing comes two days after the mass shooting at a warehouse in New Albany, Ohio, that led to a daylong manhunt, according to police.
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Hanna Park, Lauren Mascarenhas and Eric Levenson, CNN, 6 Feb. 2025
He was captured at London Heathrow Airport on June 8, 1968, after an international manhunt and quickly confessed to the crime - but his motives and the circumstances around his confession have long been debated.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025
In early May, he was indicted, and an international manhunt ensued.
—CBS News, 24 Jan. 2025
The theft, from Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna, sparked off an international manhunt.
—K.j. Yossman, Variety, 14 Jan. 2025
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Hanna Park, Lauren Mascarenhas and Eric Levenson, CNN, 6 Feb. 2025
He was captured at London Heathrow Airport on June 8, 1968, after an international manhunt and quickly confessed to the crime - but his motives and the circumstances around his confession have long been debated.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025
In early May, he was indicted, and an international manhunt ensued.
—CBS News, 24 Jan. 2025
The theft, from Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna, sparked off an international manhunt.
—K.j. Yossman, Variety, 14 Jan. 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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