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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The roots of Under the Piano run deep.
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Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
More importantly, with the sun now in Scorpio, the time of year when the veil is thin and secrets come to the surface, our collective emotions run deep.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
The connection between fashion and music has always run deep — especially here in NYC, where artists have long dictated what’s next in style.
—Christopher Claxton, Billboard, 27 Oct. 2025
The bonds formed on the show run deep.
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Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
More importantly, with the sun now in Scorpio, the time of year when the veil is thin and secrets come to the surface, our collective emotions run deep.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
The connection between fashion and music has always run deep — especially here in NYC, where artists have long dictated what’s next in style.
—Christopher Claxton, Billboard, 27 Oct. 2025
The bonds formed on the show run deep.
—Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 27 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 7 Nov. 2025.
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