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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Valdez, a renowned chronicler of cartel violence, was gunned down in 2017.
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Foreign Correspondent, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2026
Mangione, who is accused of gunning down Thompson outside a Midtown Manhattan hotel in December 2024, has pleaded not guilty to the state and federal charges.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 6 Feb. 2026
Santiago Gallon Henao had been investigated in the death of Escobar, the Colombian national team's central defender, who was gunned down in Medellin days after scoring an own goal in a match against the United States at the 1994 World Cup.
—CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
Lakanwal is accused of gunning down Spc.
—Justin Goldman, NBC news, 4 Feb. 2026
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Foreign Correspondent, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2026
Mangione, who is accused of gunning down Thompson outside a Midtown Manhattan hotel in December 2024, has pleaded not guilty to the state and federal charges.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 6 Feb. 2026
Santiago Gallon Henao had been investigated in the death of Escobar, the Colombian national team's central defender, who was gunned down in Medellin days after scoring an own goal in a match against the United States at the 1994 World Cup.
—CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
Lakanwal is accused of gunning down Spc.
—Justin Goldman, NBC news, 4 Feb. 2026
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 9 Feb. 2026.
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