'run' in a sentence
Learn how to use 'run' with 20 example sentences.
- run noun
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: a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely
: the act of testing something
: a race run on foot
: an unbroken series of events
: (American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team
: a regular trip
: the act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace
: the continuous period of time during which something (a machine or a factory) operates or continues in operation
: unrestricted freedom to use
: the production achieved during a continuous period of operation (of a machine or factory etc.)
: a small stream
: a race between candidates for elective office
: a row of unravelled stitches
: the pouring forth of a fluid
: an unbroken chronological sequence
: a short trip
- run verb
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: move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
: flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
: stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point
: direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.
: have a particular form
: move along, of liquids
: perform as expected when applied
: change or be different within limits
: run, stand, or compete for an office or a position
: cause to emit recorded audio or video
: move about freely and without restraint, or act as if running around in an uncontrolled way
: have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined
: be operating, running or functioning
: change from one state to another
: cause to perform
: be affected by; be subjected to
: continue to exist
: occur persistently
: carry out a process or program, as on a computer or a machine
: include as the content; broadcast or publicize
: conduct to completion
: pass over, across, or through
: cause something to pass or lead somewhere
: make without a miss
: deal in illegally, such as arms or liquor
: cause an animal to move fast
: be diffused
: sail before the wind
: cover by running; run a certain distance
: extend or continue for a certain period of time
: set animals loose to graze
: keep company
: run with the ball; in such sports as football
: travel rapidly, by any (unspecified) means
: travel a route regularly
: pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
: compete in a race
: progress by being changed
: reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating
: come unraveled or undone as if by snagging
: become undone