How to Use rundown in a Sentence

rundown

1 of 2 noun
  • They gave us a rundown on the main points of the news.
  • He was caught in a rundown.
  • Here’s our rundown of the best news to come out of 2022.
    Sabrina Weiss, WIRED, 30 Dec. 2022
  • Here's a rundown of all the Week 10 action around the NFL.
    Jaylon Thompson, USA TODAY, 13 Nov. 2022
  • Here's a rundown of all the Week 12 action around the NFL.
    Richard Morin, USA TODAY, 27 Nov. 2022
  • Here's a rundown of the cities that rank as the most expensive in the U.S.
    Becca Stanek, The Week, 22 Dec. 2022
  • Here's a rundown of the best bites, the good bites, the forgettable bites and the bad bites.
    Emma Balter, Chron, 7 Mar. 2023
  • Here’s a quick rundown of his thoughts with the full video above.
    Michael Casagrande | McAsagrande@al.com, al, 21 Nov. 2022
  • Here's a rundown of all the wild-card action around the NFL.
    Jaylon Thompson, USA TODAY, 21 Jan. 2023
  • Be sure to check out the full rundown of the Always Pan 2.0 here.
    Josie Howell | , al, 12 Apr. 2023
  • Here’s a quick rundown of races to look out for in March and how to sign up.
    Chris Biderman, Sacramento Bee, 23 Feb. 2024
  • The rundown: The Rangers are running out of last-place teams to pad their record against.
    Shawn McFarland, Dallas News, 10 Aug. 2023
  • While the show closed on Oct. 15, a rundown of the show is available on the gallery website.
    Shauna Stuart | Sstuart@al.com, al, 1 Dec. 2022
  • To jog your memory, a quick rundown of the plot: The year is 2154.
    Jamie Lauren Keiles, New York Times, 30 Nov. 2022
  • Justin Chang and Glenn Whipp gave a rundown on how the voting went down.
    Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2023
  • Here’s the rundown on who’s in the cast, where the series will take place, and when the new season will premiere.
    Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 18 Jan. 2024
  • For a more detailed rundown, check out our guide on how to clean a BBQ grill.
    Bradley Ford, Popular Mechanics, 21 Apr. 2023
  • Here’s a complete rundown of all the Easter eggs in the music video.
    Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 10 July 2023
  • Here’s the rundown of all that happened and all that was said at Halas Hall.
    Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2023
  • Here's a rundown of Christmas Eve hours for major stores across the U.S. in 2023.
    CBS News, 24 Dec. 2023
  • For the full rundown, go to the Eastern Market website.
    Eric D. Lawrence, Detroit Free Press, 4 Sep. 2023
  • Here’s a rundown of some of the most common questions to ask a mortgage lender.
    Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 4 Jan. 2024
  • Check out our rundown of the intriguing new laptop in the video above, and read on for more.
    PCMAG, 4 Jan. 2023
  • Here’s a quick rundown of the rules as laid out by the moderators just now.
    WSJ, 7 Dec. 2023
  • This is a list for those who choose the latter, a rundown of 10 worthwhile movies and shows now available to stream.
    James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Sep. 2023
  • Taylor took third on the hit and drifted too far off the bag during the Rojas rundown.
    Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2023
  • Take a look at the full rundown of stats entering Iron Bowl week in the state of Alabama.
    Michael Casagrande | McAsagrande@al.com, al, 20 Nov. 2022
  • Here's a rundown of who's on the court and a look at each of the justices: Who are the current Wisconsin Supreme Court justices?
    Tamia Fowlkes, Journal Sentinel, 7 Apr. 2023
  • Here's a rundown of all the new coordinator hires and a grade for each.
    Lorenzo Reyes, USA TODAY, 2 Feb. 2023
  • The movie’s website offers a detailed rundown of the options.
    Kevin Uhrmacher, Washington Post, 20 July 2023
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run down

2 of 2 verb
  • Over The Moon, to run down the key bridal trends of 2022.
    Vogue, 1 June 2022
  • Sweat ran down their faces, which were red from the sun.
    Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2023
  • Now, run down to where your home’s drainage pipe heads out to the street.
    Ian Mount, Fortune, 2 Aug. 2022
  • The median nerve is one of the largest nerves that run down your arm.
    Cori Ritchey, Men's Health, 17 Jan. 2023
  • The focus here should be on the scalp — the rest of the hair will be cleaned as the suds run down the strands, says Roszak.
    Caitie Kelly, New York Times, 29 Jan. 2024
  • The neighbor ran down the block to alert Cao’s daughter of the attack.
    David Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 June 2023
  • Would Sabrina get in the van to school or run down the street?
    New York Times, 1 June 2022
  • Holmes made a run down the right side, angled in and sent a low shot on goal.
    Randy McRoberts, Baltimore Sun, 6 Sep. 2022
  • The kids were thrilled and their teacher had tears running down her cheeks.
    Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Feb. 2024
  • Davis and Westbrook didn’t get back up, the clock left to run down without the team’s best players on the floor.
    Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2022
  • The Saints didn't convert on 3rd-and-1, didn't get a new set of downs to run down the clock … and the rest is history.
    Charles Curtis, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2022
  • During the broadcast, the footballer ran down the field before rolling on the ground.
    Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 13 Feb. 2024
  • The zippers run down the front with lined mesh pockets on the inside to hold paint cans and things like that.
    Melvin Backman, Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2023
  • Chavez would battle with pain, a fever and feeling run down throughout the fall.
    Tony Baranek, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2023
  • So, perform a hard reset rather than wait for the battery life to run down.
    Toby Grey, BGR, 22 May 2022
  • Parents of the teenagers involved were outraged that they could’ve been run down.
    Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 29 July 2022
  • Her hair ran down her back as the wave carried her, moving the board forward the way only the ocean can.
    Elahe Izadi, Washington Post, 14 Sep. 2023
  • Edgar and Mark run down the list during the latest edition of Swamp Things.
    Orlando Sentinel, 29 July 2022
  • Trickles of sweat run down backs while beads form on foreheads.
    Freep.com, 10 June 2022
  • Stop feeling run down and drained with just two capsules a day.
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 10 Nov. 2022
  • Brown scored on a 31-yard run after McBride’s big run down the sideline.
    Evan Dudley, al, 10 Sep. 2022
  • An Okla alley-oop slam was the dagger and Pettway and the North fans erupted as time ran down.
    Matt Doherty, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Mar. 2023
  • Mullins suffered the right groin strain May 29 against the Cleveland Guardians while running down the first base line.
    Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 24 June 2023
  • The final score of the game came on Will Francis’ 33-yard touchdown run down his own sideline.
    Daniel Gibel, cleveland, 4 Nov. 2022
  • The train would be elevated and run down the middle of the boulevard.
    Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2023
  • Even then, the biggest issue most users will run into is that the battery runs down faster.
    Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 22 Mar. 2023
  • McCord called timeout as the shot maker ran down the court.
    Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 8 Mar. 2024
  • For an in-depth run down about eviction proceedings go to www.legislature.mi.gov/Publications/tenantlandlord.pdf.
    Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 25 July 2023
  • Michi unwrapped the towel from around her waist and began drying the loose black hair that ran down her back.
    Elliot Ackerman, WIRED, 9 Feb. 2024
  • After a fourth-down stop late in the fourth quarter, the South got the ball back with just under two minutes and a chance to run down the clock.
    Paul Shepherd, The Indianapolis Star, 16 July 2022

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