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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The contestants play elaborate, lethal versions of children’s games, with the losing players being gunned down by a team of armed enforcers in bright pink jumpsuits. —

Tom Gliatto, People.com, 26 Dec. 2024 Mangione is accused of gunning down Thompson outside New York Hilton Midtown, where the CEO was set to address an annual investors meeting. —

Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 19 Dec. 2024 When a New York grand jury indicted Luigi Mangione, the man accused of gunning down UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson earlier this month, for murder as an act of terrorism, the move raised some experts' eyebrows. —

Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2024 Mangione, 26, is accused of gunning down Thompson outside a Hilton hotel on Dec. 4 as the CEO headed to an investors conference. —

Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 18 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for gun down