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 • Jan. 9, 2026
Three weeks after Robert Fico was gunned down in central Slovakia, he’s made a full-throated return to political life - on the eve of the European elections.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2024
I stayed right, in the nearly empty lanes, and gunned it till I got to the closed section.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 19, 2023
King, just 39 when he was gunned down in 1968, would have been 94.
From Washington Times • Jun. 4, 2023
He plucked the red-faced jumper from the water, gunned the motor on the launch, and headed for the shell house.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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