hunt down
verb
hunted down; hunting down; hunts down
1
: to succeed in finding (something)
It may take me a while to hunt down the phone number.
2
: to find and capture (someone)
The killer was hunted down with help from his relatives.
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For many here, Khalil’s death reflected a larger pattern — first seen in the Gaza Strip — of Israel hunting down reporters. —
Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026 As a mean reversion trader, hunting down these exact laggards is my primary focus, operating on the premise that a rising tide will eventually lift all boats. —Nishant Pant, CNBC, 21 Apr. 2026 This will allow Roman to hunt down exoplanets through flickers, or distortions, in starlight as planets pass in front of stars — assuming the distortions aren't due to starquakes, or some other stellar phenomena. —Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 21 Apr. 2026 That’s what the Philadelphia bibliophile William Carl Bolivar told Arturo Schomburg, his younger counterpart in New York, as the two men exchanged book lists, shared tips on where to hunt down rare titles, and bragged about their latest finds. —Laura E. Helton, Literary Hub, 20 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for hunt down
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Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026 As a mean reversion trader, hunting down these exact laggards is my primary focus, operating on the premise that a rising tide will eventually lift all boats. —Nishant Pant, CNBC, 21 Apr. 2026 This will allow Roman to hunt down exoplanets through flickers, or distortions, in starlight as planets pass in front of stars — assuming the distortions aren't due to starquakes, or some other stellar phenomena. —Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 21 Apr. 2026 That’s what the Philadelphia bibliophile William Carl Bolivar told Arturo Schomburg, his younger counterpart in New York, as the two men exchanged book lists, shared tips on where to hunt down rare titles, and bragged about their latest finds. —Laura E. Helton, Literary Hub, 20 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for hunt down
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“Hunt down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/dictionary/hunt%20down. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.
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