manhunt
noun
man·hunt
ˈman-ˌhənt 
: an organized and usually intensive hunt for a person and especially for one charged with a crime
Examples of manhunt in a Sentence
After several days of searching, the sheriff called off the manhunt.
The FBI launched a manhunt to find the kidnappers.
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All four students were found fatally stabbed inside a home in Moscow, near their university’s campus on Nov. 14, sparking a weeks-long manhunt for the suspect.
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Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 5 Mar. 2025
Mangione was arrested in Altoona, Pennsylvania, after a five-day manhunt for the suspect in the fatal shooting of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson outside a New York City hotel on Dec. 4.
—Sasha Pezenik, ABC News, 28 Feb. 2025
In a joint operation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the Texas Department of Public Safety and the Liberty County Sheriff's Office, Perez-Miranda was detained following a manhunt in Dayton, around 20 miles from the killing.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
After a weeks-long manhunt, Valdez was arrested Tuesday in Rosarito, Mexico and will be extradited to San Joaquin County in connection with the killings, Stockton police said in a release.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 12 Feb. 2025
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Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 5 Mar. 2025
Mangione was arrested in Altoona, Pennsylvania, after a five-day manhunt for the suspect in the fatal shooting of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson outside a New York City hotel on Dec. 4.
—Sasha Pezenik, ABC News, 28 Feb. 2025
In a joint operation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the Texas Department of Public Safety and the Liberty County Sheriff's Office, Perez-Miranda was detained following a manhunt in Dayton, around 20 miles from the killing.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
After a weeks-long manhunt, Valdez was arrested Tuesday in Rosarito, Mexico and will be extradited to San Joaquin County in connection with the killings, Stockton police said in a release.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 12 Feb. 2025
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“Manhunt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/manhunt. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.
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manhunt
noun
man·hunt
-ˌhənt
: an organized hunt for a person and especially for one charged with a crime
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