How to Use manhunt in a Sentence

manhunt

noun
  • After several days of searching, the sheriff called off the manhunt.
  • The FBI launched a manhunt to find the kidnappers.
  • The bombings sparked a manhunt for days that shut down the city.
    — Mark Morales, CNN, 12 Dec. 2019
  • And the manhunt zone keeps growing.
    — Holly Yan, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2025
  • The manhunt came to an end when Matt was shot and killed by police.
    — Wendy Grossman Kantor, PEOPLE.com, 9 May 2022
  • The manhunt led schools across the state to close as a precaution.
    — Sam Tabachnik, The Denver Post, 21 Aug. 2019
  • Police said a manhunt had been launched for the suspects.
    — Kevin Shalvey, ABC News, 9 June 2026
  • And as the manhunt enters its second week, there seems to be no end in sight.
    — al, 6 May 2022
  • Travis has been the subject of an intense manhunt.
    — Nicole Acosta, People.com, 19 Aug. 2025
  • The killing set off a frantic manhunt across the region.
    — Adam Reiss, NBC news, 30 Jan. 2026
  • On Tuesday, the manhunt was over, but the big cat was still at large.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 11 May 2021
  • The theft sparked a manhunt by the drug dealers who had tasked him with moving the drugs.
    — Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2025
  • The manhunt for the 33-year-old fugitive has reached three months.
    — Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2025
  • No, there was a manhunt, there was someone on the loose with a weapon, and the whole area was locked down.
    — Michael Schneider, Variety, 19 June 2026
  • No, there was a manhunt, there was someone on the loose with a weapon, and the whole area was locked down.
    — Michael Schneider, Variety, 22 June 2026
  • Mady gets embroiled in a manhunt and will have one night to prove his innocence.
    — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 31 Oct. 2023
  • What happens when the wrong person is at the center of a large-scale manhunt?
    — Idaho Statesman, 13 July 2025
  • The manhunt for Kirk’s alleged killer appears to have come to an end.
    — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Bird then drove away, leading into a manhunt that lasted for hours.
    — Kansas City Star, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Those secrets will soon have war jets scrambling and a covert manhunt launching.
    — Mark Kennedy, Star Tribune, 25 Sep. 2020
  • That sparked a three-day manhunt that ended with one of two suspects being shot and killed.
    — Tom Sissom, Arkansas Online, 1 Mar. 2022
  • Juinio fled and was the subject of a manhunt that ended with his capture in a nearby back yard.
    — Robert Salonga, The Mercury News, 19 Aug. 2019
  • But three weeks into an extensive manhunt, the suspects are still on the run.
    — Aurelien Breeden, New York Times, 5 June 2024
  • Blue told people to shelter in place at home and that a manhunt was underway near polling places.
    — Justin Rohrlich, Quartz, 10 Feb. 2020
  • Abril was captured after a 33-hour manhunt.
    — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Abril was captured after a 33-hour manhunt.
    — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Three suspects have been killed, while a mass manhunt is underway for the five suspects still on the loose.
    — Caitlin Hu, Mitchell McCluskey and Jessie Yeung, CNN, 12 July 2021
  • The daytime killing set off a frantic manhunt across the Northeast.
    — Adam Reiss, NBC news, 18 May 2026
  • Decker had been on the run since, sparking a multi-agency manhunt.
    — Megan Forrester, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2025
  • The double-homicide led to an intense, days-long manhunt for the suspect.
    — Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 21 Jan. 2026

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