hunt down
Britishverb
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(tr) to pursue successfully by diligent searching and chasing
they finally hunted down the killer in Mexico
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(intr) (of a bell) to be rung progressively later during a set of changes
Example Sentences
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Burnham said: "The days of making easy money out of waste are over. We're giving authorities the powers to hunt down the people responsible. We will seize their assets and shut their operations down."
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
He directed the country’s international police liaison to coordinate with Interpol to hunt down the accused abroad.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 30, 2026
In the film, she returns to life to hunt down a magic book which has the potential to kill all vampires.
From Barron's ● Feb. 18, 2026
With testing centers booked for months, desperate candidates often hunt down exams administered in remote villages.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 17, 2026
They were nevertheless able to produce stone tools, and even managed occasionally to hunt down some of the island’s elephants—though, to be fair, the elephants were a dwarf species as well.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
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