hunt down
phrasal verb
hunted down; hunting down; hunts down
1
: to succeed in finding (something)
It may take me a while to hunt down the phone number.
2
: to find and capture (someone)
The killer was hunted down with help from his relatives.
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The narrative is that ICE agents are supposedly hunting down innocent parents on school grounds.
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Amy Reichert, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Sep. 2025
Be extreme about hunting down what's hiding from you.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
His brother, god of hunting and tracking, is caught in the cruel paradox of parole — somehow still unfree and searching for liberty and purpose, yearning for the seeming escape of his own car on the open road, always in danger of being hunted down himself.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2025
Patients don’t want to spend time hunting down savings across multiple sites or enrolling in complicated programs.
—Wendy Barnes, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
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Amy Reichert, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Sep. 2025
Be extreme about hunting down what's hiding from you.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
His brother, god of hunting and tracking, is caught in the cruel paradox of parole — somehow still unfree and searching for liberty and purpose, yearning for the seeming escape of his own car on the open road, always in danger of being hunted down himself.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2025
Patients don’t want to spend time hunting down savings across multiple sites or enrolling in complicated programs.
—Wendy Barnes, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for hunt down
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“Hunt down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hunt%20down. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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