Examples of run to in a Sentence
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The 76ers made multiple runs to get the game within a few possessions.
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Tony Jones, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
During the Hoosiers’ run to the national championship, Ponds registered 61 tackles, four tackles for loss, and two interceptions.
—Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 25 Apr. 2026
Stellar defense in the bottom of the seventh kept the Cubs within a run to set up Bregman’s and Swanson’s heroics.
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 25 Apr. 2026
Andrea Newman, who has been on NBC‘s firefighter drama for its entire 14-season run to date and showrunner for the past three seasons, is leaving.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 24 Apr. 2026
Torrey Pines went on a 4-0 run to close to within 21-18, but then made three straight errors.
—Tim Meehan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
Aside from those three dunks, the Wolves shot 2-for-10 during their own run to take over the game by four.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 23 Apr. 2026
In the national championship game, played in his home town of Miami against his hometown university Miami Hurricanes, he was named the CFP National Championship Offensive Player of the Game, delivering a crucial 12-yard fourth-quarter touchdown run to seal the title.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2026
Today, Jones is running to be Iowa’s next secretary of agriculture.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2026
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Tony Jones, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
During the Hoosiers’ run to the national championship, Ponds registered 61 tackles, four tackles for loss, and two interceptions.
—Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 25 Apr. 2026
Stellar defense in the bottom of the seventh kept the Cubs within a run to set up Bregman’s and Swanson’s heroics.
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 25 Apr. 2026
Andrea Newman, who has been on NBC‘s firefighter drama for its entire 14-season run to date and showrunner for the past three seasons, is leaving.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 24 Apr. 2026
Torrey Pines went on a 4-0 run to close to within 21-18, but then made three straight errors.
—Tim Meehan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
Aside from those three dunks, the Wolves shot 2-for-10 during their own run to take over the game by four.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 23 Apr. 2026
In the national championship game, played in his home town of Miami against his hometown university Miami Hurricanes, he was named the CFP National Championship Offensive Player of the Game, delivering a crucial 12-yard fourth-quarter touchdown run to seal the title.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2026
Today, Jones is running to be Iowa’s next secretary of agriculture.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2026
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“Run to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/run%20to. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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