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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Police told him to put the gun down.
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Erik S. Hanley, jsonline.com, 27 Feb. 2026
Felipe Villegas, 30, was booked into San Diego Central Jail on Wednesday on suspicion of gunning down Mary Garcia, 65.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026
The fate of the man accused of gunning down his University of Miami football star teammate is in the hands of the jury.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2026
Since 2015, Jalisco New Generation Cartel has been known for its blatant attacks against security forces in Mexico – such as gunning down a helicopter in that year.
—Angélica Durán-Martínez, The Conversation, 24 Feb. 2026
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Erik S. Hanley, jsonline.com, 27 Feb. 2026
Felipe Villegas, 30, was booked into San Diego Central Jail on Wednesday on suspicion of gunning down Mary Garcia, 65.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026
The fate of the man accused of gunning down his University of Miami football star teammate is in the hands of the jury.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2026
Since 2015, Jalisco New Generation Cartel has been known for its blatant attacks against security forces in Mexico – such as gunning down a helicopter in that year.
—Angélica Durán-Martínez, The Conversation, 24 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 1 Mar. 2026.
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