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.
Examples of hunt down in a Sentence
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Raised by their father, they were groomed to go into the family business of hunting down evil supernatural creatures.
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Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 7 June 2024
Sure, there’s no Spencer Reid (Matthew Gray Gubler) but most of the original team is still here hunting down killers.
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 1 June 2024
Make your way up to Mammoth to hunt down Wild Willy's, one of the state's most beloved hot springs.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 31 May 2024
The sharp sound of clacking claves accompanies Mortensen’s character in the present day, hunting down the man who preyed on his wife during his military absence.
—Tim Greiving, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2024
The office has most recently been hunting down county employees suspected of federal Payroll Protection Program fraud.
—A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2024
The fan film, which centers on Gandalf tasking Aragorn with hunting down Gollum before the latter can find Frodo and the One Ring, has earned 13 million views since its debut more than a decade ago.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 10 May 2024
And, in fact, Adobe just expanded a bug bounty program for ethical hackers and security researchers to hunt down security flaws in the product.
—Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 9 May 2024
Captain William Kidd, the Scottish privateer sent on a mission in September 1696 to hunt down and destroy pirates, instead joined the free-for-all by seizing the Quedagh Merchant.
—Sean Kingsley, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Apr. 2024
Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 7 June 2024
Sure, there’s no Spencer Reid (Matthew Gray Gubler) but most of the original team is still here hunting down killers.
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 1 June 2024
Make your way up to Mammoth to hunt down Wild Willy's, one of the state's most beloved hot springs.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 31 May 2024
The sharp sound of clacking claves accompanies Mortensen’s character in the present day, hunting down the man who preyed on his wife during his military absence.
—Tim Greiving, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2024
The office has most recently been hunting down county employees suspected of federal Payroll Protection Program fraud.
—A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2024
The fan film, which centers on Gandalf tasking Aragorn with hunting down Gollum before the latter can find Frodo and the One Ring, has earned 13 million views since its debut more than a decade ago.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 10 May 2024
And, in fact, Adobe just expanded a bug bounty program for ethical hackers and security researchers to hunt down security flaws in the product.
—Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 9 May 2024
Captain William Kidd, the Scottish privateer sent on a mission in September 1696 to hunt down and destroy pirates, instead joined the free-for-all by seizing the Quedagh Merchant.
—Sean Kingsley, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Apr. 2024
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“Hunt down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hunt%20down. Accessed 15 Jun. 2024.
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