: a usually cursory reading, summary, or rehearsal
ran through; run through; running through; runs through
Examples of run-through in a Sentence
Noun
could you give me a quick run-through of what the referendum question is all about?
Verb
before I knew what was happening, the thug had run through me with a knife
how did you manage to run through $300 in one day?
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Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 21 Nov. 2025
The group rehearsed for several minutes before dancers joined for a final run-through and filming.
—Haley Kluge, Variety, 7 Nov. 2025
Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Nov. 2025
The 2026 event begins with pool play on March 5 and runs through the gold-medal game on March 17 at LoanDepot Park in Miami.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 25 Nov. 2025
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Noun
The lighthearted run-through was for a BBC broadcast that would be the first worldwide satellite broadcast, Martin says, and the pressure was vast despite the band’s goofing around during this take.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 21 Nov. 2025
The group rehearsed for several minutes before dancers joined for a final run-through and filming.
—Haley Kluge, Variety, 7 Nov. 2025
Verb
According to investigators, the car Sengendo was allegedly driving ran through a red light, struck another vehicle and then hit Chalekian, who was walking back to her dance studio between rehearsals after grabbing dinner, her family said.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Nov. 2025
The 2026 event begins with pool play on March 5 and runs through the gold-medal game on March 17 at LoanDepot Park in Miami.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 25 Nov. 2025
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“Run-through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/run-through. Accessed 27 Nov. 2025.
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