hunt down
phrasal verb
hunted down; hunting down; hunts down
1
: to succeed in finding (something)
It may take me a while to hunt down the phone number.
2
: to find and capture (someone)
The killer was hunted down with help from his relatives.
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On its surface, Cameron’s sequel to his runaway 1984 horror-action hit about a robot from the future trying to hunt down the woman who will one day give birth to the human resistance’s eventual leader was a more colorful, poppy, family-friendly action extravaganza than the first.
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Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2025
Stars Olivia Holt and Mason Gooding flirt up a small frenzy of sparks, too, with a fake office romance that becomes a lethal liability when the Heart Eyes Killer starts hunting down couples with twisted holiday flair.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 19 Dec. 2025
While hunting down a piece of archival Dior and Chanel will always offer a special sense of triumph, there’s something thrilling about freeing yourself from the usual cohort of covetable brands and going distinctly off of vibe.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 15 Dec. 2025
When a grieving college swimmer hunts down the hourglass, chasing closure, a predatory villain begins feeding on his grief, threatening to imprison him inside the hourglass’s landscape of memory and time.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 15 Dec. 2025
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Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2025
Stars Olivia Holt and Mason Gooding flirt up a small frenzy of sparks, too, with a fake office romance that becomes a lethal liability when the Heart Eyes Killer starts hunting down couples with twisted holiday flair.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 19 Dec. 2025
While hunting down a piece of archival Dior and Chanel will always offer a special sense of triumph, there’s something thrilling about freeing yourself from the usual cohort of covetable brands and going distinctly off of vibe.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 15 Dec. 2025
When a grieving college swimmer hunts down the hourglass, chasing closure, a predatory villain begins feeding on his grief, threatening to imprison him inside the hourglass’s landscape of memory and time.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 15 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for hunt down
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“Hunt down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hunt%20down. Accessed 21 Dec. 2025.
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