hunt down

verb

1. (tr) to pursue successfully by diligent searching and chasing

   they finally hunted down the killer in Mexico

2. (intr) (of a bell) to be rung progressively later during a set of changes

Example Sentences

Sometimes, he’ll wake up at 3 in the morning and she’s emailing people in Europe, attempting to hunt down a rare vintage piece.

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He helped direct global efforts to hunt down Chinese fugitives accused of graft who had fled abroad.

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It caused outrage, and police are facing a renewed backlash over their failure to hunt down Khalusha more than a year later.

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On a recent visit, I was hunting down the last threads of Ernest Hemingway’s Spain for my latest book.

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This leads to an encounter with a member of the Demon Slayer Corps, an organization of warriors committed to hunting down the powerful creatures.

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