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'hunt' in a sentence

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hunt noun

: an association of huntsmen who hunt for sport

: an instance of searching for something

: the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone

: the work of finding and killing or capturing animals for food or pelts

: the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport

hunt verb

: pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)

: pursue or chase relentlessly

: chase away, with as with force

: yaw back and forth about a flight path

: oscillate about a desired speed, position, or state to an undesirable extent

: seek, search for

: search (an area) for prey


  • The king's son is always hunting in the woods.
  • I don't go hunting as often as I used to.
  • The witch hunt has begun.
  • The owl hunts the rats.
  • Wolves hunt in a pack.
  • In protected areas hunting is prohibited.
  • The mother cat went out hunting birds.
  • I don't want those guys hunting me down.
  • They were hunting for bodies among the ruins.
  • The authorities have decided to launch a hunt for dangerous drugs.
  • The men went hunting for lions.
  • I was on the hunt for butterflies.
  • The terrorists must be hunted down and brought to justice.
  • The police are hunting an escaped convict in this area.
  • I cannot set a trap here. It's forbidden to hunt.
  • The hunter hunted rabbits with his dog.
  • Illegal turtle hunting for purposes of consumption is still present.
  • Pandas were hunted to near-extinction by humans.
  • Eagles don't hunt flies.
  • How's the job hunt going?
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