run along
verb
ran along; run along; running along; runs along
: to go away : be on one's way : depart
Examples of run along in a Sentence
I'd love to stay longer, but I must be running along.
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Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 21 Sep. 2025
It’s built under the canopy of a large oak tree, chickens roam the property, and a creek runs along the grounds.
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Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 21 Sep. 2025
It’s built under the canopy of a large oak tree, chickens roam the property, and a creek runs along the grounds.
—Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 20 Sep. 2025
Planet Labs Cars and carts loaded with people’s belongings filled Al-Rashid Road, which runs along the coast of Gaza, at dawn on Thursday.
—Caroline Radnofsky, NBC news, 18 Sep. 2025
Your obliques — the muscles that run along the sides of your waist — may not get the same attention as your front-and-center abdominal muscles, but they shouldn’t be viewed as secondary.
—Dana Santas, CNN Money, 17 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for run along
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“Run along.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/run%20along. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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