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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Markel and Wendi were in the middle of a vicious custody battle over their two children when Markel was gunned down in his Tallahassee driveway.
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Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2025
Paul Murdaugh, youngest son of Alex and Maggie Paul, the youngest of Murdaugh's two sons, was 22 years old when he was gunned down alongside his mother on June 7, 2021.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 15 Oct. 2025
The plot thickened last year when Canadian authorities linked Bishnoi to the targeting of Sikh separatists on its soil, including the killing of activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, who was gunned down in British Columbia in 2023.
—Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025
They should be concerned about the fact that people in their cities, right now, are being gunned down every single night, and all the president is trying to do is fix it.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
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Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2025
Paul Murdaugh, youngest son of Alex and Maggie Paul, the youngest of Murdaugh's two sons, was 22 years old when he was gunned down alongside his mother on June 7, 2021.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 15 Oct. 2025
The plot thickened last year when Canadian authorities linked Bishnoi to the targeting of Sikh separatists on its soil, including the killing of activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, who was gunned down in British Columbia in 2023.
—Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025
They should be concerned about the fact that people in their cities, right now, are being gunned down every single night, and all the president is trying to do is fix it.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for gun down
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“Gun down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gun%20down. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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