gun down

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

Recent Examples on the Web

The highway running parallel to Gaza, where militants gunned down people trying to flee, is dotted with memorials. — Cara Anna, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026

Online videos of past GTA versions show players gunning down police, robbing a liquor store and getting lap dances from topless strippers. — Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2026

A couple in their late 70s gunned down their son-in-law in a California city park over the weekend, authorities said, and court documents showed the victim had been in a bitter custody dispute with their daughter. — Terry Chea, Arkansas Online, 30 Sep. 2026

Victim Jonathan McKinsey’s elderly in-laws are suspected of gunning down the 40-year-old director of engineering for the New York Times Games section. — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 28 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for gun down

• adown
• blowdown
• breakdown
• countdown
• crackdown
• crosstown
• downtown
• drawdown
• dropdown
• facedown
• godown
• hometown