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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Onassis was wearing the suit with JFK when he was gunned down while riding in a motorcade in Dallas in 1963.
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James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 31 Oct. 2025
The case will proceed with attorneys selecting jurors — who will ultimately decide whether Banegas should be executed for gunning down the officer.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2025
Investigators are exploring every possible motive in the early-morning shooting that killed Mark Calcagni, longtime general manager of San Francisco’s famous Condor Club, who was found gunned down near his Santa Rosa home earlier this month.
—Stepheny Price , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2025
The killer targeted and gunned down couples parked in secluded spots on the city’s outskirts, and in several cases, the bodies of female victims were discovered to be mutilated.
—Isadora Wandermurem, Time, 22 Oct. 2025
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James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 31 Oct. 2025
The case will proceed with attorneys selecting jurors — who will ultimately decide whether Banegas should be executed for gunning down the officer.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2025
Investigators are exploring every possible motive in the early-morning shooting that killed Mark Calcagni, longtime general manager of San Francisco’s famous Condor Club, who was found gunned down near his Santa Rosa home earlier this month.
—Stepheny Price , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2025
The killer targeted and gunned down couples parked in secluded spots on the city’s outskirts, and in several cases, the bodies of female victims were discovered to be mutilated.
—Isadora Wandermurem, Time, 22 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 6 Nov. 2025.
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