gunned
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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Later that day, ICE agents operating in Minneapolis couldn’t successfully execute an operation in a neighborhood less than a mile from where George Floyd was gunned down six years ago.
From Salon
Less than a month before he was gunned down in Dallas on Nov. 22, 1963, President John F. Kennedy gave a memorable speech — the last major one of his life — at Amherst College.
From Salon
Abu Warda gunned the tractor’s engine, pushing it faster as he passed the shell of a seaside cafe where his family once stopped for tea and grilled chicken on weekend sojourns.
From Los Angeles Times
Will Smith was gunned down trying to turn a single into a double in the seventh, after Crochet’s exit.
From Los Angeles Times
Then he climbed on his motorcycle, gunned the engine and sped away.
From Los Angeles Times
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