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gun for
verb
- to search for in order to reprimand, punish, or kill
- to try earnestly for
he was gunning for promotion
Example Sentences
Video from the body-worn cameras of several responding officers was obstructed by a fence around Lauren’s yard; officers could be heard yelling at Lauren to drop her gun for several minutes.
She also alleged that he asked her to buy a gun for him, as he could not, given his arrest record.
In every season of “Reacher,” Alan Ritchson’s retired military investigator doesn’t gun for anyone who doesn’t deserve it.
Underlining the occupational hazards awaiting Iman, he has been issued a gun for his protection.
Tasked with stemming infectious diseases, promoting smoking cessation programs, and making childhood vaccine recommendations, among other priorities, CDC “has been under the budget gun” for years, says Nicole Lurie, who worked in pandemic preparedness during former President Barack Obama’s administration.
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