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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Wednesday has spent her summer hunting down the murderer in our fair city.
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Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 7 Aug. 2025
The remnants of Hamas could have been hunted down as the American military has done to terrorists around the world.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 31 July 2025
Davidson and Murray played two gangsters who are hunting down an ex-criminal family over the holidays.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 29 July 2025
In Season 3, the Chroma Conclave’s path of destruction spreads like wildfire while the Cinder King hunts down Vox Machina.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 24 July 2025
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Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 7 Aug. 2025
The remnants of Hamas could have been hunted down as the American military has done to terrorists around the world.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 31 July 2025
Davidson and Murray played two gangsters who are hunting down an ex-criminal family over the holidays.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 29 July 2025
In Season 3, the Chroma Conclave’s path of destruction spreads like wildfire while the Cinder King hunts down Vox Machina.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 24 July 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 19 Aug. 2025.
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