launch a hunt

Frequency: 7.515.0 per million words

To formally or officially start a large-scale search.

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Examples (10)

  • Police have launched a nationwide hunt for the escaped prisoner.
  • A massive hunt was launched to find the missing child.
  • The authorities will launch a full-scale hunt if the suspect is not found by morning.
  • After the robbery, detectives launched an immediate hunt for the thieves.
  • The coast guard is launching a search and rescue hunt for the missing sailors.
  • Interpol plans to launch an international hunt for the fugitive financier.
  • A desperate hunt was launched by rescue teams for survivors in the wreckage.
  • Historically, the government launched a controversial hunt for spies within its ranks.
  • Following the data breach, the company launched a hunt for the source of the leak.
  • Conservationists will launch a new hunt for the rare species in the Amazon rainforest.