hunt down
Example Sentences
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They hunt down the scammers online by identifying patterns in bank data and use automated software to search social media messaging boards.
From BBC • May 19, 2026
He directed the country’s international police liaison to coordinate with Interpol to hunt down the accused abroad.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026
In the film, she returns to life to hunt down a magic book which has the potential to kill all vampires.
From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026
With testing centers booked for months, desperate candidates often hunt down exams administered in remote villages.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026
He knew only the torment of dread, and the certainty that he must go ahead and do what he had set out to do: hunt down the evil, follow his terror to its source.
From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin
