gun down

phrasal verb

gunned down; gunning down; guns down
: to shoot (someone) with a gun
He was gunned down in the street.

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Mangione allegedly gunned down Thompson on a busy sidewalk as Thompson walked toward a hotel hosting his company’s investors’ conference, authorities said. Lauren Del Valle, CNN Money, 18 July 2025 Duran played the carom perfectly, hit relay man Trevor Story and Story in turn gunned down Freeman trying to score from first. Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 10 July 2025 One teenager was gunned down, another was slashed and an adult male was injured after gunfire erupted on a Bronx commercial strip in broad daylight Tuesday, cops said. Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 9 July 2025 Slain teen's aunt tells juveniles to 'put the guns down' Donshay Jackson, Smith's aunt, said in court that no amount of prison time would provide closure for the teen's loved ones. Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for gun down

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“Gun down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gun%20down. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.

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