hunted
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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But Iran has intensified efforts to jam the service, which is banned in the country, and users are being hunted.
Human-sized sea scorpions and enormous nautiloids with pointed shells stretching up to five meters hunted through the water.
From Science Daily
Every book had a story on top of the story within of how I’d hunted it down in antiquarian bookstores big and small across the world, and later online.
From Los Angeles Times
And yet now whales that were once hunted for their oil are falling victim to the effects of the petroleum or “rock oil” that replaced their melted blubber as a source of light and lubrication.
From Los Angeles Times
Shooting seasons also restrict when some types of deer can be hunted, and there are strict rules around the type of rifles and ammunition that can be used to hunt them.
From BBC
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