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hunt down
verb
- tr to pursue successfully by diligent searching and chasing
they finally hunted down the killer in Mexico
- intr (of a bell) to be rung progressively later during a set of changes
Example Sentences
Government forces and thousands of fighters — including from Sunni jihadist factions — beat back the loyalists but also hunted down Alawites, who share Assad’s religion and were seen by many Syrians as complicit in his policies.
He began hunting down old recipes, stripping out the synthetic flavors and, like Yeh, reimagining them with herbs, citrus and whole fruit.
Oftentimes the Marshals Service will work with state and local law enforcement agencies on particularly difficult cases, such as hunting down a man who escaped a Pennsylvania prison last year.
She lives with a paralyzing fear of being hunted down and deported without a chance to ensure her affairs are in order.
As main character Brennan hunts down a man known only as Monroe, viewers become aware of a painful secret he's been hiding and the struggles he is facing to find justice in a hearing-centred world.
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