: a usually cursory reading, summary, or rehearsal
ran through; run through; running through; runs through
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Examples of run-through in a Sentence
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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Ben Miller, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2023
The ceremonial run-through, known as the Colonel’s Review, is its own spectacle and draws its own crowds and camera crews.
—Jon Mooallem, New York Times, 12 July 2023
The crew's spirited culinary journey unfolded with each episode, all culminating in the restaurant's run-through.
—Jacqueline Saguin, Good Housekeeping, 8 July 2023
The shoot is brutal, and shows a nervous Jocelyn working hard but breaking down with every run-through her team demands, as well as her own dissatisfaction with the creative vision and disagreements with the video’s director (Kimberly Hunt).
—William Earl, Variety, 11 June 2023
But on the first run-through, the vibe is more like Britney at the 2007 VMAs.
—Vulture, 6 June 2023
There’d be a run-through where the writers got to watch, and that’s where a lot of the changes happened.
—Stuart Miller, Washington Post, 30 May 2023
The trial run at Westminster Abbey comes after a meticulous run-through by thousands of troops, including a nighttime procession overnight.
—Simon Perry, Peoplemag, 3 May 2023
After a run-through, Phelan walked over to Ball.
—Gia Kourlas, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2023
Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 22 Sep. 2023
Eating and exploring the little side streets that run through Shibuya.
—Liza Lentini, Spin, 22 Sep. 2023
Performance was slow when running through some everyday tasks like web browsing and took embarrassingly long to switch between display orientations.
—Jess Weatherbed, The Verge, 21 Sep. 2023
Totem: Thursday at 7:15 p.m. Series runs through Oct. 12.
—Chris Richards, Washington Post, 21 Sep. 2023
The Lumière Film Festival kicks off in Lyon on Oct. 14, running through Oct. 22.
—Lise Pedersen, Variety, 19 Sep. 2023
Directed by Tobias Kratzer and conducted by Titus Engel, the show, which runs through Oct. 3, is most notable as the rare venture outside a home theater for a major opera house.
—Zachary Woolfe, New York Times, 18 Sep. 2023
Vehicle traffic will be blocked on Main Street, from South Temple to 400 South, on Fridays and Saturdays from noon to 1 a.m., starting this Friday and running through Oct. 28, the city announced Wednesday.
—Alixel Cabrera, The Salt Lake Tribune, 15 Sep. 2023
The Browns gave Chubb a three-year, $36.6 million contract extension at the start of training camp in 2021, an extension that runs through the 2024 season.
—Dan Labbe, cleveland, 19 Sep. 2023
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At a rehearsal on Thursday, as Wilson led the orchestra into a breakneck run-through of the Beethoven’s second movement, the two first-desk bass players, Nazarii Stets and Ivan Zavgorodniy, bounced along to the rhythm with broad smiles on their faces.
—Ben Miller, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2023
The ceremonial run-through, known as the Colonel’s Review, is its own spectacle and draws its own crowds and camera crews.
—Jon Mooallem, New York Times, 12 July 2023
The crew's spirited culinary journey unfolded with each episode, all culminating in the restaurant's run-through.
—Jacqueline Saguin, Good Housekeeping, 8 July 2023
The shoot is brutal, and shows a nervous Jocelyn working hard but breaking down with every run-through her team demands, as well as her own dissatisfaction with the creative vision and disagreements with the video’s director (Kimberly Hunt).
—William Earl, Variety, 11 June 2023
But on the first run-through, the vibe is more like Britney at the 2007 VMAs.
—Vulture, 6 June 2023
There’d be a run-through where the writers got to watch, and that’s where a lot of the changes happened.
—Stuart Miller, Washington Post, 30 May 2023
The trial run at Westminster Abbey comes after a meticulous run-through by thousands of troops, including a nighttime procession overnight.
—Simon Perry, Peoplemag, 3 May 2023
After a run-through, Phelan walked over to Ball.
—Gia Kourlas, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2023
Verb
Easier paths to keep the Senate and flip the House run through other states -- calculations that are anticipated to impact national investments.
—Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 22 Sep. 2023
Eating and exploring the little side streets that run through Shibuya.
—Liza Lentini, Spin, 22 Sep. 2023
Performance was slow when running through some everyday tasks like web browsing and took embarrassingly long to switch between display orientations.
—Jess Weatherbed, The Verge, 21 Sep. 2023
Totem: Thursday at 7:15 p.m. Series runs through Oct. 12.
—Chris Richards, Washington Post, 21 Sep. 2023
The Lumière Film Festival kicks off in Lyon on Oct. 14, running through Oct. 22.
—Lise Pedersen, Variety, 19 Sep. 2023
Directed by Tobias Kratzer and conducted by Titus Engel, the show, which runs through Oct. 3, is most notable as the rare venture outside a home theater for a major opera house.
—Zachary Woolfe, New York Times, 18 Sep. 2023
Vehicle traffic will be blocked on Main Street, from South Temple to 400 South, on Fridays and Saturdays from noon to 1 a.m., starting this Friday and running through Oct. 28, the city announced Wednesday.
—Alixel Cabrera, The Salt Lake Tribune, 15 Sep. 2023
The Browns gave Chubb a three-year, $36.6 million contract extension at the start of training camp in 2021, an extension that runs through the 2024 season.
—Dan Labbe, cleveland, 19 Sep. 2023
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run through
verb1
: to pierce with or as if with a sword
2
: to spend or use up wastefully
ran through the money in no time
3
: to read or rehearse without pausing
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