chase down
phrasal verb
chased down; chasing down; chases down
1
: to follow and catch (someone or something)
Police chased down the robber in an alley.
2
: to search for and find (someone or something)
I finally chased down that recipe I promised you.
I chased him down at his old hangout.
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Mata and Henrikh Mkhitaryan together chased down Hakim Ziyech by the corner and Pogba soon made his powerful presence felt too.
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Andy Mitten, New York Times, 20 May 2025
Rachel Hilson plays the FBI's first Black woman agent, Nina Hayes, chasing down a crime syndicate with the help of Holloway, a gifted getaway driver.
—Michileen Martin, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 May 2025
The witness said the driver tried to run but was chased down and held against a fence for about 10 minutes until police arrived.
—Harshita Meenaktshi and Chris Helgren, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2025
Las Vegas | Edge Jalon Walker (Georgia) Pete Carroll has a quarterback in the near term but is always looking for players who can chase down quarterbacks.
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—Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2025
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Andy Mitten, New York Times, 20 May 2025
Rachel Hilson plays the FBI's first Black woman agent, Nina Hayes, chasing down a crime syndicate with the help of Holloway, a gifted getaway driver.
—Michileen Martin, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 May 2025
The witness said the driver tried to run but was chased down and held against a fence for about 10 minutes until police arrived.
—Harshita Meenaktshi and Chris Helgren, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2025
Las Vegas | Edge Jalon Walker (Georgia) Pete Carroll has a quarterback in the near term but is always looking for players who can chase down quarterbacks.
7.
—Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for chase down
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“Chase down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chase%20down. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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