chase down

verb

chased down; chasing down; chases down

1

: to follow and catch (someone or something)

Police chased down the robber in an alley.

2

: to search for and find (someone or something)

I finally chased down that recipe I promised you.

I chased him down at his old hangout.

Examples of chase down in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Outspoken Tunisian director Kaouther Ben Hania (The Voice of Hind Rajab, Four Daughters, The Man Who Sold His Skin) has made genre-bending films about women joining ISIS and police chasing down Muslim women who’ve been raped. —Jada Yuan, HollywoodReporter, 7 June 2026

Alvarez, who chased down first-inning fly balls from Shea Langeliers and Nick Kurtz in left field in his first start out there since May 5, singled to start the third before scoring on a triple by Christian Walker. —ABC News, 6 June 2026

Chwalińska had earned herself two break points, and took the first with another drop shot that Shnaider couldn’t chase down. —Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 4 June 2026

Kornet deadpanned in his postgame media scrum, referring to James’ iconic chase down block in the 2016 Finals. —Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 1 June 2026

Rhymes for chase down

• chinatown
• tumbledown
• adown
• blowdown
• breakdown
• countdown
• crackdown
• crosstown
• downtown
• drawdown
• dropdown
• facedown