run along
verb
ran along; run along; running along; runs along
: to go away : be on one's way : depart
Examples of run along in a Sentence
I'd love to stay longer, but I must be running along.
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Decades from now, Gibson’s grandchildren will be asking about the funny man running along with Gramps.
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Steve Buckley, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
The Pere Marquette, which connects Chicago to Grand Rapids, Michigan, runs along Michigan's west coast.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 8 Sep. 2025
The line will run along the Interstate 15 corridor, slicing through the San Bernardino Mountains and across the desert.
—Ben Jones, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
In its former terrain, today’s Tamiami Trail used to run along a ridge above the Glaswegian Suture, a geologic feature that enclosed a large body of water now known as the Gulf of Mexico.
—Ian Frazier, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
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Steve Buckley, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
The Pere Marquette, which connects Chicago to Grand Rapids, Michigan, runs along Michigan's west coast.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 8 Sep. 2025
The line will run along the Interstate 15 corridor, slicing through the San Bernardino Mountains and across the desert.
—Ben Jones, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
In its former terrain, today’s Tamiami Trail used to run along a ridge above the Glaswegian Suture, a geologic feature that enclosed a large body of water now known as the Gulf of Mexico.
—Ian Frazier, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for run along
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“Run along.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/run%20along. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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