gun down

verb

gunned down; gunning down; guns down

: to shoot (someone) with a gun

He was gunned down in the street.

Examples of gun down in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The last woman to be executed in Britain, for gunning down her abusive lover outside a London pub more than 70 years ago, will be conditionally pardoned, Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy said Wednesday. — ABC News, 8 July 2026

In seemingly unrelated criminal cases across California, suspects kept invoking the name of the man accused of gunning down UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 7 July 2026

The alleged triggerman was not — John Gurino was gunned down in a 2003 dispute with a Boca Raton deli owner. — Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 5 July 2026

The incoming minister's father, Rodrigo Lara Bonilla, was serving as justice minister in 1984 when he was gunned down in Bogota on Escobar's orders. — CBS News, 29 June 2026

Rhymes for gun down

• adown
• blowdown
• breakdown
• countdown
• crackdown
• crosstown
• downtown
• drawdown
• dropdown
• facedown
• godown
• hometown