gun down
phrasal verb
gunned down; gunning down; guns down
: to shoot (someone) with a gun
He was gunned down in the street.
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Shakur, who was also known as Joanne Chesimard, had been granted political asylum by Castro in 1984 after she was convicted in 1977 of gunning down a New Jersey State trooper and then escaped from prison two years later, beginning her life on the run.
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Patrick Oppmann, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
Krystal Annette White, 55, who was gunned down near 32nd Place and Fillmore Street in the early morning hours of April 19, 2016.
—Miguel Torres, AZCentral.com, 25 Sep. 2025
Abreu wrapped up the win by gunning down the slow-footed Alejandro Kirk at first base on what would have otherwise been a routine single.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
Larson said the writings suggest Jahn hoped his actions would give ICE agents the real terror of being gunned down, inducing constant stress in their lives.
—Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 25 Sep. 2025
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Patrick Oppmann, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
Krystal Annette White, 55, who was gunned down near 32nd Place and Fillmore Street in the early morning hours of April 19, 2016.
—Miguel Torres, AZCentral.com, 25 Sep. 2025
Abreu wrapped up the win by gunning down the slow-footed Alejandro Kirk at first base on what would have otherwise been a routine single.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
Larson said the writings suggest Jahn hoped his actions would give ICE agents the real terror of being gunned down, inducing constant stress in their lives.
—Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 25 Sep. 2025
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“Gun down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gun%20down. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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