hunted
word · lemma: hunt
Definition
Describes something or someone that was chased or killed, usually by people or animals looking for food or as a sport.
Usage & Nuances
"Hunted" is the past tense and past participle of "hunt." It can refer to animals pursued for food or sport, or to people being chased, sometimes in a figurative sense (e.g., "felt hunted"). Not all "hunted" things are successfully caught; it focuses on the act of being pursued.
Example Sentences
They hunted rabbits for food during the winter.
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She felt like she was being hunted by bad luck all year.
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The police hunted the suspect for weeks before catching him.
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These birds are no longer hunted, so their numbers are growing again.
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The deer was hunted by wolves in the forest.
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Many animals are hunted for their fur.
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