hunted
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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The quartet hunted as a pack, with the awkward O'Rourke impressive.
From BBC • Jun. 18, 2026
Staff who previously hunted for iconoclastic founders with promising startups were sent to find AI data-center sites, the energy needed to power them and the chips to run them.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
A broken-bat grounder to the right side of the infield, hunted down by Freeman ranging to his backhand side from first base, ended the inning.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026
Although fish may have been an important food source, the dinosaur likely hunted other animals as well.
From Science Daily • May 29, 2026
We hunted and killed and though I think now that it is wrong to hunt and kill, at the time I did not think this and I spent virtually all my time hunting.
From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen
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