hunt down
phrasal 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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Otherwise, patients routinely waste time hunting down numbers, get bounced between departments and risk delays in care, fragmented records and even serious medical errors.
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John Samuels, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
This came after Ellie's harrowing attempt to hunt down Abby, which resulted in the deaths of three of Abby's fellow Washington Liberation Front (W.L.F.) members: Nora (Tati Gabrielle), Mel (Ariela Barer) and Owen (Spencer Lord).
—Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 26 May 2025
During this period, Benchley wrote an open letter to Western Australia about the case and the political directive to hunt down the shark responsible.
—Chris Pepin-Neff, Scientific American, 26 May 2025
Beyond the risk of getting killed on the job, they were frequently hunted down by insurgents.
—Rich Schapiro, NBC news, 17 May 2025
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John Samuels, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
This came after Ellie's harrowing attempt to hunt down Abby, which resulted in the deaths of three of Abby's fellow Washington Liberation Front (W.L.F.) members: Nora (Tati Gabrielle), Mel (Ariela Barer) and Owen (Spencer Lord).
—Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 26 May 2025
During this period, Benchley wrote an open letter to Western Australia about the case and the political directive to hunt down the shark responsible.
—Chris Pepin-Neff, Scientific American, 26 May 2025
Beyond the risk of getting killed on the job, they were frequently hunted down by insurgents.
—Rich Schapiro, NBC news, 17 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for hunt down
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“Hunt down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hunt%20down. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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