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 victim, 21-year-old Derrick McDougal, had been out of custody for five weeks before he was gunned down while pumping gas a short distance from his Richmond home. — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 26 Aug. 2026

Tupac Shakur’s death has returned to the minds of many these days, as a man stands trial for his murder nearly three decades after the rapper and actor was gunned down. — Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026

Deputies are still on the hunt for the unknown shooter who gunned down Zakari Glass in Broward four days ago. — Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026

The shooter who gunned down a man in Fort Worth’s West 7th entertainment district in 2024 amid an argument about a person whom the assailant was dating has pleaded guilty to murder. — Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for gun down

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