run deep

idiom

: to be felt very strongly
Fear runs deep in this small town.
Her love for her family runs deep.

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Ties between Shapoorji Pallonji Group and the Tatas run deep, not just business-wise but also personally. Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2025 Her critiques of the South — and particularly Nashville, where her roots run deep — serve more as a warning than a complete condemnation. Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2025 Each day is a gamble of life and death, hope and betrayal; friendships run deep and can be shattered in an instant. Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 9 Oct. 2025 Smith’s roots in public safety run deep. Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for run deep

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“Run deep.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/run%20deep. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.

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