How to Use chase down in a Sentence

chase down

phrasal verb
  • In the 77th minute, Ertz lobbed a nifty ball that Smith chased down on the right wing.
    — Sean Gregory, Time, 22 July 2023
  • Some dogs are even bred to chase down coyotes, and the coyotes don’t stand a chance.
    — Matthew Every, Field & Stream, 7 Dec. 2023
  • Want is deep and big and horrible and it cannot be chased down.
    — Jennifer Gilmore, Harper's Magazine, 13 Mar. 2023
  • Rolex never swayed with trends or tried to chase down the latest fad.
    — Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 10 Apr. 2024
  • Welch spent two years chasing down new leads, but Greer was nowhere to be found.
    — Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 11 May 2024
  • Smith used her speed to race past two defenders on the right side of the field and chase down a Julie Ertz pass.
    — Sean Gregory, Time, 22 July 2023
  • There is an Important Item that needs to be chased down, for the Fate of the Universe is at stake.
    — Ars Technica, 28 Jan. 2025
  • Branch said Garrett chased down Howze and shot him from behind as the 28-year-old ran.
    — Kevin Grasha, The Enquirer, 8 July 2024
  • Yeah, he was chased down the street in Amsterdam by a knife, wield and pimp.
    — Outside Online, 11 June 2025
  • That night before, I was chased down the hallway and then producers shut the door and told me to wait a while.
    — Krystie Lee Yandoli, Rolling Stone, 22 Jan. 2025
  • He was chased down by at least one person and was gunned down, police said.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 16 Apr. 2025
  • They are not taught to chase down suspects, nor are they trained to smell for drugs, bombs or people.
    — Nate Flauto, cleveland, 22 Aug. 2023
  • Venus spends much of June chasing down the more distant and fainter planet Mars.
    — Geoff Chester, Washington Post, 1 June 2023
  • Houston failed to chase down a long clearance and winger Daniel Salloi got to it first.
    — Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 1 June 2025
  • The touchdown appeared to be extra sweet as Verse couldn’t chase down Barkley.
    — Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 19 Jan. 2025
  • Thanks to the best Black Friday home deals, there’s no reason to be up at the crack of dawn or chasing down deals in store.
    — Rachel Fletcher, Architectural Digest, 30 Nov. 2024
  • In the ninth inning, Vaz chased down a foul ball off the bat of Angels outfielder Jorge Ruiz.
    — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 6 Mar. 2024
  • Roberts said Hernández felt the injury while chasing down a line drive in the gap in the third inning of Monday's game.
    — Noah Camras, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 May 2025
  • Thanks to the best early Black Friday home deals, there’s no reason to be up at the crack of dawn or chasing down deals in store.
    — Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 18 Nov. 2024
  • On both goals, George was running toward the goal, chasing down the ball, while the goalkeeper left the goal, trying to get to the ball first.
    — Lou Ponsi, Orange County Register, 11 Feb. 2024
  • That leaves Brayan Bello as the only reputable starter with 31 games left to play and two teams to chase down for a playoff berth.
    — Julian McWilliams, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Aug. 2023
  • Hamlin got a poor jump on the last restart, couldn’t chase down Reddick, and finished second.
    — Dave Skretta, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Sep. 2023
  • Bowens crashed to the turf awkwardly while chasing down a deep pass, and stayed down while clutching his right knee.
    — Ron Counts, Idaho Statesman, 26 Mar. 2024
  • Langeliers opened the inning with a triple that Jazz Chisholm Jr. couldn’t chase down in right-center field.
    — Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 4 May 2024
  • But, the injury bug struck just before the end of the third quarter, when Branch pulled up lame while chasing down a tackle.
    — Jared Ramsey, Detroit Free Press, 8 Sep. 2023
  • This shot was off the mark, but Clark chased down the rebound in the corner, dribbled toward the perimeter and was fouled with 6.1 seconds to go.
    — Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2024
  • The ball boys had to chase down the actual Cowboys-decal ball used by the offense to give to Turpin for safe-keeping.
    — Kristi Scales, Dallas News, 11 Sep. 2023
  • More than the story of an icon, the musical is an ode to the sacrifices made while chasing down big dreams.
    — Holly Jones, Variety, 6 Feb. 2025
  • But that didn’t stop the aspiring racer from chasing down his dream.
    — Don Yaeger, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
  • Left fielder Melky Cabrera chased down Chris Snyder’s one-out flyball in the sixth, scurrying back to make a leaping catch on the warning track.
    — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2025

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