1
: being or relating to a hit-and-run in baseball
2
: being or involving a motor-vehicle driver who does not stop after being involved in an accident
3
: involving or intended for quick specific action or results
a hit-and-run raid
: a baseball play calling for a runner on first to begin running as a pitch is delivered and for the batter to attempt to hit the pitch
hit-and-ran; hitting-and-running; hit-and-runs
: to execute a hit-and-run play in baseball
Examples of hit-and-run in a Sentence
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Tanasia Kenney, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2024
The actor is also facing a misdemeanor charge of a hit-and-run and property damage.
—USA TODAY, 1 Apr. 2024
Investigators asked anyone with information about the hit-and-run to call the Rancho Cordova police traffic unit at 916-875-9623.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 29 Mar. 2024
Hamas fighters, who once carried out coordinated resistance, are now more likely to conduct guerrilla hit-and-run strikes with smaller two-to-four man units, military officials said, or with a lone sniper.
—Hazem Balousha, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2024
Two days later, outside a hotel in Delafield, Wisconsin, two police officers detained Benton as part of an investigation into a hit-and-run accident.
—Vernal Coleman, ProPublica, 27 Mar. 2024
The appeals court affirmed the hit-and-run conviction but reversed the vehicular manslaughter conviction.
—Jason Green, The Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2024
Police are searching for the driver involved in the fatal hit-and-run of a homeless man early Saturday near downtown Los Angeles, authorities said.
—Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2024
Mendez now faces multiple charges in connection to the hit-and-run, including reckless homicide, leaving the scene of an accident, criminal possession of a forged instrument second degree and possession of an openalcohol container.
—Aaron Valdez, The Enquirer, 22 Mar. 2024
Salvador Rizzo, Washington Post, 25 Mar. 2023
Although it was initially dubbed a hit-and-run, the evidence never sat well with state investigators or the Smith family.
—Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 24 Mar. 2023
His 2015 death was initially deemed a hit-and-run, but Sandy Smith never believed that was the case.
—Christina Maxouris, CNN, 23 Mar. 2023
An 11-year-old girl was killed early Wednesday in a wrong-way crash involving a hit-and-run driver on the 60 Freeway near the City of Industry, according to authorities.
—Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2023
Smith’s mother, Sandy, has long been the most vocal critic of the hit-and-run finding.
—John Monk, al, 22 Mar. 2023
Smith was found dead on a Hampton County road in July 2015, his death initially ruled the result of blunt force trauma from a hit-and-run accident.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 22 Mar. 2023
Smith's death was initially ruled a hit-and-run, but after the exhumation, the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) said there were no indications that is how his death could have occurred.
—Conrad Hoyt, Washington Examiner, 22 Mar. 2023
His death was ruled a hit-and-run after an initial investigation, which his family has criticized.
—Michael M. Dewitt, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2023
Adjective
Read Next National Beloved teacher killed in hit-and-run, Illinois cops say.
—Tanasia Kenney, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2024
The actor is also facing a misdemeanor charge of a hit-and-run and property damage.
—USA TODAY, 1 Apr. 2024
Investigators asked anyone with information about the hit-and-run to call the Rancho Cordova police traffic unit at 916-875-9623.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 29 Mar. 2024
Hamas fighters, who once carried out coordinated resistance, are now more likely to conduct guerrilla hit-and-run strikes with smaller two-to-four man units, military officials said, or with a lone sniper.
—Hazem Balousha, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2024
Two days later, outside a hotel in Delafield, Wisconsin, two police officers detained Benton as part of an investigation into a hit-and-run accident.
—Vernal Coleman, ProPublica, 27 Mar. 2024
The appeals court affirmed the hit-and-run conviction but reversed the vehicular manslaughter conviction.
—Jason Green, The Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2024
Police are searching for the driver involved in the fatal hit-and-run of a homeless man early Saturday near downtown Los Angeles, authorities said.
—Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2024
Mendez now faces multiple charges in connection to the hit-and-run, including reckless homicide, leaving the scene of an accident, criminal possession of a forged instrument second degree and possession of an openalcohol container.
—Aaron Valdez, The Enquirer, 22 Mar. 2024
Verb
Daniels also pleaded guilty to destruction of property, hit-and-run and reckless driving charges connected to the March 22, 2021, crash at the Verizon store in the Potomac Yard neighborhood.
—Salvador Rizzo, Washington Post, 25 Mar. 2023
Although it was initially dubbed a hit-and-run, the evidence never sat well with state investigators or the Smith family.
—Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 24 Mar. 2023
His 2015 death was initially deemed a hit-and-run, but Sandy Smith never believed that was the case.
—Christina Maxouris, CNN, 23 Mar. 2023
An 11-year-old girl was killed early Wednesday in a wrong-way crash involving a hit-and-run driver on the 60 Freeway near the City of Industry, according to authorities.
—Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2023
Smith’s mother, Sandy, has long been the most vocal critic of the hit-and-run finding.
—John Monk, al, 22 Mar. 2023
Smith was found dead on a Hampton County road in July 2015, his death initially ruled the result of blunt force trauma from a hit-and-run accident.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 22 Mar. 2023
Smith's death was initially ruled a hit-and-run, but after the exhumation, the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) said there were no indications that is how his death could have occurred.
—Conrad Hoyt, Washington Examiner, 22 Mar. 2023
His death was ruled a hit-and-run after an initial investigation, which his family has criticized.
—Michael M. Dewitt, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2023
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hit-and-run
adjective-ˈrən
1
: being or involving a motor-vehicle driver who does not stop after having an accident
2
: involving or intended for quick action or results
Legal Definition
hit-and-run
adjective1
: having left the scene of a motor vehicle accident without stopping to fulfill the duties imposed by law (as rendering aid or giving identification)
a hit-and-run driver
2
: involving or concerning a hit-and-run driver
a hit-and-run accident
hit-and-run statutes
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