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After Strasbourg Shooting Police were conducting a manhunt for the man who opened fire at a Christmas market in the French city, killing at least three people. — Noemie Bisserbe And Valentina Pop, WSJ, "Gunman in Strasbourg Kills Three People Near Christmas Market," 11 Dec. 2018 Diva Jeneen Davis, early Friday morning in his dorm room in Campbell Hall setting off a day-long manhunt in Mt. Pleasant, Police said the gun found at the scene was registered to the father, a Bellwood, Ill., police officer. — Aleanna Siacon, Detroit Free Press, "Sibling of accused CMU shooter: 'Please don't make a villain of my brother'," 4 Mar. 2018 Twenty-six crewmen and agents spilled out, setting off a huge manhunt in the area. — Choe Sang-hun, New York Times, "Pyeongchang’s Winding Path From Obscurity to Olympics Fame," 3 Feb. 2018 Versace’s murder prompted a much more vigorous pursuit of Cunanan, with some 1,000 agents across the country taking part in what became one of the biggest manhunts in history. — Emma Dibdin, Harper's BAZAAR, "A Complete Timeline of Andrew Cunanan's Murders," 24 Jan. 2018 While various threats, sometimes referencing bombs, accounted for 15 percent of lockdowns, and police manhunts near campuses made up a similar share, at least 61 percent of lockdowns were related to firearms. — John Woodrow Cox, The Seattle Times, "Numerous school lockdowns are traumatizing the nation’s children," 26 Dec. 2018 Trump also complained that coverage of the manhunt distracted from his announcement Thursday about an effort to lower prescription drug prices. — Catherine Lucey, The Seattle Times, "After arrest, Republicans struggle with mail bombs fallout," 27 Oct. 2018 His arrest ended a manhunt that involved more than 160 law enforcement officers. — Fox News, "The Latest: Bond revoked for suspect in Waffle House attack," 24 Apr. 2018 Police arrested James Davis, Jr., shortly after midnight Saturday along railroad tracks near the campus, ending a daylong manhunt for the 19-year-old suspect. — Chelsea Bailey, NBC News, "Central Michigan University officers had multiple run ins with shooting suspect," 3 Mar. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'manhunt.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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manhunt
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English Language Learners Definition of manhunt
: an organized search for a person and especially for a criminal
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