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hunt down
verb
- tr to pursue successfully by diligent searching and chasing
they finally hunted down the killer in Mexico
- intr (of a bell) to be rung progressively later during a set of changes
Example Sentences
Oftentimes the Marshals Service will work with state and local law enforcement agencies on particularly difficult cases, such as hunting down a man who escaped a Pennsylvania prison last year.
She lives with a paralyzing fear of being hunted down and deported without a chance to ensure her affairs are in order.
As main character Brennan hunts down a man known only as Monroe, viewers become aware of a painful secret he's been hiding and the struggles he is facing to find justice in a hearing-centred world.
The authorities later claimed to have hunted down and killed the animal, although conservationists said later there was clear evidence they had shot a different bear.
Later that evening the mother to two sons and one daughter was "hunted down" by Burnett, who was in possession of a kitchen knife and a smaller knife.
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