in the running

phrase

1

: competing in a contest

2

: having a chance to win a contest

Examples of in the running in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Three Minnesota ice cream shops are in the running for a national title this summer. — Nick Lunemann, CBS News, 14 July 2026

Even though Norway is no longer in the running for the title, Erling’s popularity continues to soar as people everywhere want to know more about their new favorite soccer player. — Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 13 July 2026

The other quarterfinal this weekend is England vs Norway, whose striker Erling Haaland is also in the running with seven. — Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 10 July 2026

Objet a is among 17 films announced unveiled by Locarno on Thursday as being in the running for its Golden Leopard prize in the main International Competition. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 9 July 2026

Rhymes for in the running

• overrunning
• bunning
• cunning
• dunning
• gunning
• punning
• shunning
• stunning
• sunning