gun for

phrase

: to aim at or go after with determination or effort

Examples of gun for in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Every team is gunning for the tag titles but it was made pretty clear who the top contenders were on Sunday. — Ryan Gaydos Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2026

Big Brother winner Xavier Prather will be gunning for the $250,000, as will The Challenge champion Adam Larson and winner of The Voice Jake Hoot. — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Sep. 2026

Vaquer and Lynch also got into an argument with both gunning for the WWE Women’s World Championship. — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026

And, unfortunately, Ju Gang-chan—the former thug turned Juhak Construction chairman—is still gunning for him. — Kayti Burt, Time, 27 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1922, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for gun for

• abhor
• abor
• adore
• afore
• ardour
• ashore
• backdoor
• before
• bookstore
• candour
• centaur
• claymore