gunning

Example Sentences

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“I know everyone was gunning for his head after 2021, but there’s a reason why he got retained. I think we saw that last year. I’ve got nothing but love for that guy.”

From Seattle Times

“We can’t control what we can’t control,” he said in the days following the gunning down of 19 elementary school students and two teachers in Texas.

From Seattle Times

“Patriot — With the Deep State gunning for President Trump with phony witch hunts like never before, we had to be sure you saw the *private and secure* message he wrote for YOU. See below!”

From Washington Post

I got us on I-10 eastbound, gunning a getaway car filled with hung over or heartsick soccer players who had disgraced themselves with bad play and even worse behavior.

From New York Times

Some are gunning for a bigger presence in the United States, a lucrative market where hordes of customers are already flocking to their platforms — just as wary regulators have started paying close attention.

From New York Times