hunted

/ (ˈhʌntɪd) /

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Definition of hunted

adjective

harassed and wornhe has a hunted look

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showing self-respect

treating others with kindness

acting selfishly

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Words nearby hunted

hunt and peck, huntaway, hunt board, hunt button, hunt down, hunted, hunter, hunter-gatherer, hunter green, hunter-killer, hunter-killer satellite

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How to use hunted in a sentence

At that time, pre -9/11, the links were more subtle and had to be hunted down.
ISIS, Boko Haram, and the Growing Role of Human Trafficking in 21st Century Terrorism|Louise I. Shelley|December 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Middle-class Congolese like himself, called “évolué,” or “evolved,” were hunted down for having ties with the Europeans.
‘Argo’ in the Congo: The Ghosts of the Stanleyville Hostage Crisis|Nina Strochlic|November 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The male Wiccan god is given horns, representing the horned animals that ancient humans hunted.
‘Gods of Suburbia’: Dina Goldstein’s Arresting Photo Series on Religion vs. Consumerism|Dina Goldstein|November 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
We saw Tyreese in this episode caught in the middle of the “hunt or be hunted” dilemma.
Andrew Lincoln Wants Rick to End With Johnny Cash and the Sunset|Melissa Leon|October 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST

If you were in the zombie apocalypse, would you be a hunter, the hunted, or Tyreese?
Andrew Lincoln Wants Rick to End With Johnny Cash and the Sunset|Melissa Leon|October 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
G was a gamester, who had but ill-luck; H was a Hunter, who hunted a buck.
Boys and Girls Bookshelf; a Practical Plan of Character Building, Volume I (of 17)|Various
He was an outlaw, hunted and despised, depending for his life on the caprice of a fickle-minded woman.
The Red Year|Louis Tracy
He hunted about until he had found some acorns, and then, coming to a little brook of water he took a long drink.
Squinty the Comical Pig|Richard Barnum
He had run with the hare and hunted with the hounds, and neither party could charge him with any lack of loyalty.
St. Martin's Summer|Rafael Sabatini
Unsatisfied yearnings hunted his soul across the empty desert that now seemed life.
The Wave|Algernon Blackwood

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