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'running' in a sentence

Learn how to use 'running' with 20 example sentences.


running adjective

: continually repeated over a period of time

: measured lengthwise

: (of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing

: (of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream

: of advancing the ball by running

: executed or initiated by running

running noun

: (American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team

: the act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace

: the state of being in operation

: the act of administering or being in charge of something

: the act of participating in an athletic competition involving running on a track


  • I'm running out of patience.
  • Who's that boy running toward us?
  • One leg is not enough for running.
  • You're just running away from life's problems.
  • He stopped smoking and started running.
  • Why are those people running?
  • Our supplies are running out.
  • The buses are running late today.
  • In Italy and Spain, protective gear is running out.
  • He's running out of money, isn't he?
  • Someone must have left the water running.
  • Two boys came running out of the room.
  • The policeman captured the man who was running.
  • I am running in order to catch the train.
  • She looked at me with tears running down her cheeks.
  • I like running when it rains.
  • I'm running late for school.
  • I'm running as fast as I can.
  • A dog was running after the cat.
  • She started running her fingers through her hair.
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