gun down
verb
gunned down; gunning down; guns down
: to shoot (someone) with a gun
He was gunned down in the street.
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The incoming minister's father, Rodrigo Lara Bonilla, was serving as justice minister in 1984 when he was gunned down in Bogota on Escobar's orders.
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CBS News,
29 June 2026
At a red light, he’s gunned down by a couple of guys on a dirtbike.
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Andy Andersen,
Vulture,
27 June 2026
The San Diego Police Department is still trying to solve the cold-case killing of a San Diego man who was gunned down in the Mountain View neighborhood in 2011.
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Sydney Brammer,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 June 2026
Mangione pleaded not guilty to state and federal charges after he was arrested for allegedly gunning down UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on a Midtown Manhattan street in December 2024.
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Aaron Katersky,
ABC News,
25 June 2026
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CBS News,
29 June 2026
At a red light, he’s gunned down by a couple of guys on a dirtbike.
—
Andy Andersen,
Vulture,
27 June 2026
The San Diego Police Department is still trying to solve the cold-case killing of a San Diego man who was gunned down in the Mountain View neighborhood in 2011.
—
Sydney Brammer,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 June 2026
Mangione pleaded not guilty to state and federal charges after he was arrested for allegedly gunning down UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on a Midtown Manhattan street in December 2024.
—
Aaron Katersky,
ABC News,
25 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for gun down
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“Gun down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gun%20down. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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