make a run at
idiom
US
: to attempt to win or do (something)
The team is making a run at the championship.
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Franklin took the Nittany Lions to the College Football Playoff just last season, but the team failed to live up to the preseason hype heading into 2025 when Penn State was expected to make a run at a national title.
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Andrew McCarty, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Nov. 2025
Continue reading … WATCH NOW – FOX Sports hosts reacted to Joe Burrow’s return to Cincinnati Bengals practice and to the quarterback’s message that his team can still make a run at the AFC North crown despite its 3-6 record.
—Staff, FOXNews.com, 12 Nov. 2025
No sane person thinks the Browns will actually make a run at the division title, but the Jets are playing for the future — and all four AFC North teams are flawed.
—Zac Jackson, New York Times, 5 Nov. 2025
The second act of Wicked will offer her plenty of opportunities to make a run at the statue.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2025
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Andrew McCarty, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Nov. 2025
Continue reading … WATCH NOW – FOX Sports hosts reacted to Joe Burrow’s return to Cincinnati Bengals practice and to the quarterback’s message that his team can still make a run at the AFC North crown despite its 3-6 record.
—Staff, FOXNews.com, 12 Nov. 2025
No sane person thinks the Browns will actually make a run at the division title, but the Jets are playing for the future — and all four AFC North teams are flawed.
—Zac Jackson, New York Times, 5 Nov. 2025
The second act of Wicked will offer her plenty of opportunities to make a run at the statue.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2025
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