Synonyms

hunted

British

/ ˈhʌntɪd /

adjective

harassed and worn

he has a hunted look

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Example Sentences

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Researchers report that there is no scientific evidence showing Indigenous People hunted these species to extinction.

From Science Daily • Apr. 14, 2026

Many show marks consistent with cutting, breaking, and processing, similar to the way animals were hunted and prepared for food.

From Science Daily • Apr. 12, 2026

Last week, Germany's Upper House, the Bundesrat, approved measures by Parliament to allow wolves to be hunted.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

Naturalist Stephen Boyes believes massive elephants live undetected on a remote plateau in Angola; they’d be descendants of a giant pachyderm hunted and killed 70 years ago that now resides in the Smithsonian.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

We fished in the river and hunted in the forest.

From "Willodeen" by Katherine Applegate

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