manhunt
noun
man·hunt
ˈman-ˌhənt 
: an organized and usually intensive hunt for a person and especially for one charged with a crime
Examples of manhunt in a Sentence
After several days of searching, the sheriff called off the manhunt.
The FBI launched a manhunt to find the kidnappers.
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An escaped California inmate who was wanted in connection with the death of the leader of an elite Mexican police unit was arrested after a weeklong manhunt, officials said.
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Lucia I Suarez Sang, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2025
On April 4, Orville Andrew Pernell, a 32-year-old Jamaican citizen, was apprehended by ICE Homeland Security Investigations and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives special agents in Savannah, Georgia, following an extensive investigation and multinational manhunt.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Soriano was arrested and taken into custody after a four-day manhunt.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 3 Apr. 2025
After an intense manhunt, authorities found his Nissan Versa in a desolate section of Glenn Highway.
—Kc Baker, People.com, 31 Mar. 2025
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Lucia I Suarez Sang, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2025
On April 4, Orville Andrew Pernell, a 32-year-old Jamaican citizen, was apprehended by ICE Homeland Security Investigations and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives special agents in Savannah, Georgia, following an extensive investigation and multinational manhunt.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Soriano was arrested and taken into custody after a four-day manhunt.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 3 Apr. 2025
After an intense manhunt, authorities found his Nissan Versa in a desolate section of Glenn Highway.
—Kc Baker, People.com, 31 Mar. 2025
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“Manhunt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/manhunt. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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manhunt
noun
man·hunt
-ˌhənt
: an organized hunt for a person and especially for one charged with a crime
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