gun down
phrasal 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
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An elderly couple — married for almost 60 years — was gunned down in their Fort Lauderdale home about two weeks ago.
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Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2024
Blackie Fontana, who had family ties to a Mexican Mafia member, was gunned down in a still-unsolved double homicide in 2017.
—Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2024
Hussle was tragically gunned down outside his Crenshaw Marathon Clothing store in March 2019.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 1 Apr. 2024
The judge’s decision brought relief to the family of Maria and Benison Tran, who were gunned down in their home on September 2022.
—Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2024
The shooter, Audrey Hale, 28, was gunned down by police.
—Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN, 27 Mar. 2024
Arbery was a 25-year-old Black jogger chased by three white men in Georgia and then gunned down in February 2020.
—Daniel Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 19 Mar. 2024
Nhan said that the Arlington cop’s actions were also justified due to McKay refusing to put his gun down.
—Nicole Lopez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Feb. 2024
Detectives learned the gunman had waited behind a bush near the driveway where the victim usually parked his vehicle and fired multiple times through the bush, according to a criminal complaint.
4 Muslims were gunned down in Albuquerque.
—Eric Levenson, CNN, 18 Mar. 2024
Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2024
Blackie Fontana, who had family ties to a Mexican Mafia member, was gunned down in a still-unsolved double homicide in 2017.
—Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2024
Hussle was tragically gunned down outside his Crenshaw Marathon Clothing store in March 2019.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 1 Apr. 2024
The judge’s decision brought relief to the family of Maria and Benison Tran, who were gunned down in their home on September 2022.
—Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2024
The shooter, Audrey Hale, 28, was gunned down by police.
—Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN, 27 Mar. 2024
Arbery was a 25-year-old Black jogger chased by three white men in Georgia and then gunned down in February 2020.
—Daniel Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 19 Mar. 2024
Nhan said that the Arlington cop’s actions were also justified due to McKay refusing to put his gun down.
—Nicole Lopez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Feb. 2024
Detectives learned the gunman had waited behind a bush near the driveway where the victim usually parked his vehicle and fired multiple times through the bush, according to a criminal complaint.
4 Muslims were gunned down in Albuquerque.
—Eric Levenson, CNN, 18 Mar. 2024
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“Gun down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gun%20down. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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