How to Use hunt down in a Sentence

hunt down

verb
  • Was there really an all-out attempt to hunt down the best talent?
    Jonas Siegel, New York Times, 4 May 2026
  • Naturally, the next order of business is to hunt down the bear and end it.
    Lincee Ray, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Here are a few of our favorite melon varieties to hunt down this summer.
    Joanna Sciarrino, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 May 2026
  • Totally stylish—but don’t worry about hunting down the rest of the matching set.
    Cori Sears, The Spruce, 30 Apr. 2026
  • The head of each family joins the game and whoever can hunt down the errant bride and kill her first gets to rule the world.
    Jada Yuan, Vulture, 14 Mar. 2026
  • Anyone who sets foot there can be spotted by a drone operator - and hunted down.
    Holly Williams, CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
  • Anyone who steps foot there can be spotted by a drone operator, and hunted down.
    Holly Williams, CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
  • The 'leakers' of these treasonous statements are being hunted down.
    CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • On one occasion, his father, Marland, went out with a saw to hunt down the culprits.
    Jason Zengerle, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
  • Tanaka had a shocking death in the final season, leading Magnum to hunt down his killer.
    Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 5 May 2026
  • In the series, Cora hunts down a runaway hiding a truth that could collapse their fragile city.
    Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 24 July 2026
  • Instead, consider framing a tour poster from your favorite artist or hunting down unique artwork at a vintage shop.
    Caroline Lubinsky, Martha Stewart, 16 July 2026
  • The Bears appear to be hunting down interior defensive line help in the first round.
    Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Apr. 2026
  • It’s expected that the Lions will be hunting down an offensive tackle in the first round.
    Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Ocean predators such as the seal, whale, dolphin, and walrus would be hunted down and made into supermarket steaks.
    David Merritt Johns, The Atlantic, 27 June 2026
  • That would leave the Cowboys hunting down a physical edge who can rush the passer and get after the backfield in the run game.
    Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Mar. 2026
  • DirecTV sent programmatic code in the stream… that hunted down hacked smart cards and destroyed them.
    ArsTechnica, 22 May 2026
  • Vulnerable voters must be protected, and vote predators should be hunted down and stopped.
    Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic, 16 July 2026
  • Most wasps are solitary insects that mind their own business, pollinating flowers and hunting down pests in the garden.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Including some rather nasty, big corpo bullies who enlist specialist teams to hunt down clues, and other players, too.
    Grace Dean, Space.com, 1 July 2026
  • Oprah wore a belt bag just like this one on a trip to Australia earlier this year, which inspired me to hunt down an Amazon lookalike.
    Annie Blackman, InStyle, 22 May 2026
  • Scientists now believe Port and Starboard might even be teaching other orcas how to hunt down sharks.
    Michael H Gavshon, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
  • Imo’s has dozens of locations across the metro area, so trying the city’s signature pie doesn’t require hunting down a single restaurant.
    Lauren Schuster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 May 2026
  • There was always someone who wanted to go to a bookstore with you to hunt down a copy of Percy Jackson in Greek.
    Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 26 May 2026
  • Last month, two men were indicted by the feds on accusations of using a tracking device to hunt down and kill a man in front of his mom in the Bronx.
    Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 8 July 2026
  • The innards of the East Wing were spread out for everyone to see, like a rare and precious animals that had been hunted down and killed.
    Rita Braver, CBS News, 31 May 2026
  • For some reason, the Russian villain has partnered up with Trask and is hunting down his old Team X pals.
    Jordan Moreau, Variety, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Trump denies that there’s a weapons shortage, and vows to hunt down whoever leaked details of the weapons shortage that definitely doesn’t exist.
    Rachel Marsden, Hartford Courant, 15 Aug. 2026
  • As Fox Sports hunts down opportunities to elevate its product, its third season may be its best yet.
    Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Apr. 2026
  • On Coruscant, the crew must hunt down a Sentinel Assault Shuttle.
    Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 23 May 2026

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