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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Between San Diego and San Juan Capistrano and then again from Ventura, the train runs along the coast.
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Alesandra Dubin, AFAR Media, 25 Aug. 2025
The Indian River Lagoon, a long braid of brackish mangroves and shifting islands, runs along Florida’s Atlantic coast.
—Lois Parshley, The Atlantic, 25 Aug. 2025
Lincoln Creek runs along her backyard, which one neighbor said typically lies low but spread into houses and let off a stench.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Add in wild horses running along the beach at sunset and untouched coastlines, and Sumba feels like Southeast Asia before mass tourism.
—Laura Begley Bloom, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
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Alesandra Dubin, AFAR Media, 25 Aug. 2025
The Indian River Lagoon, a long braid of brackish mangroves and shifting islands, runs along Florida’s Atlantic coast.
—Lois Parshley, The Atlantic, 25 Aug. 2025
Lincoln Creek runs along her backyard, which one neighbor said typically lies low but spread into houses and let off a stench.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Add in wild horses running along the beach at sunset and untouched coastlines, and Sumba feels like Southeast Asia before mass tourism.
—Laura Begley Bloom, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 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 9 Sep. 2025.
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