make a run at

phrase

US

: to attempt to win or do (something)

The team is making a run at the championship.

Examples of make a run at in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In each of the last three years, and arguably the last four, Detroit found itself in a position to make a run at the playoffs in late February. — Max Bultman, New York Times, 17 July 2026

The company also says the last top-of-the-line Z will be the latest Chinese EV to make a run at the Nürburgring Nordschleife lap record this fall. — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 13 July 2026

With three of their best players back, the 41-51 A’s currently sit five games out of the last American League wild card spot and are hoping to make a run at the playoffs. — Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 9 July 2026

San Francisco should make a run at 80 degrees on both Saturday and Sunday, but the city will have to contend with an afternoon sea breeze each day, which could cap temperatures in the 70s. — Greg Porter, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Apr. 2026

Rhymes for make a run at

• commissariat
• microhabitat
• acrobat
• autocrat
• automat
• bundesrat
• bureaucrat
• butterfat
• caveat
• chemostat
• copycat
• cryostat