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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After evading capture outside the Brown massacre on Saturday, Neves-Valente drove 50 miles away to Brookline, Massachusetts, and gunned down renowned nuclear physicist Nuno Loureiro in his apartment Monday evening, according to authorities.
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Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 20 Dec. 2025
However, gunning down hordes of zombies, Nazis, demons, and whatnot with prejudice?
—Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 19 Dec. 2025
Mangione stands accused of gunning down UnitedHealthCare CEO Brian Thompson.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 18 Dec. 2025
My dear friend, Rabbi Eli Schlanger, was gunned down in cold blood at a Hanukkah event in Sydney.
—Da Lin, CBS News, 15 Dec. 2025
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Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 20 Dec. 2025
However, gunning down hordes of zombies, Nazis, demons, and whatnot with prejudice?
—Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 19 Dec. 2025
Mangione stands accused of gunning down UnitedHealthCare CEO Brian Thompson.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 18 Dec. 2025
My dear friend, Rabbi Eli Schlanger, was gunned down in cold blood at a Hanukkah event in Sydney.
—Da Lin, CBS News, 15 Dec. 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 23 Dec. 2025.
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