manhunt
noun
man·hunt
ˈman-ˌhənt 
: an organized and usually intensive hunt for a person and especially for one charged with a crime
Examples of manhunt in a Sentence
After several days of searching, the sheriff called off the manhunt.
The FBI launched a manhunt to find the kidnappers.
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As of May 23, five of the 10 escapees remained at large, with a massive manhunt underway to apprehend them.
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Chris Kenning, USA Today, 25 May 2025
Before the manhunt, the New Orleans police had appeared to distance themselves from Project N.O.L.A..
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 23 May 2025
Where the manhunt stands The five inmates who have been recaptured are being held at Louisiana State Penitentiary, a maximum-security facility.
—Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 22 May 2025
One man was killed and another wounded in a Bronx shooting that led to two arrests after a monthlong manhunt, police said Wednesday.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 21 May 2025
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Chris Kenning, USA Today, 25 May 2025
Before the manhunt, the New Orleans police had appeared to distance themselves from Project N.O.L.A..
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 23 May 2025
Where the manhunt stands The five inmates who have been recaptured are being held at Louisiana State Penitentiary, a maximum-security facility.
—Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 22 May 2025
One man was killed and another wounded in a Bronx shooting that led to two arrests after a monthlong manhunt, police said Wednesday.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 21 May 2025
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“Manhunt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/manhunt. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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manhunt
noun
man·hunt
-ˌhənt
: an organized hunt for a person and especially for one charged with a crime
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