Examples of run to in a Sentence
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The relay from Adames was in time, but slightly high, and Devers dropped it, allowing a run to score.
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Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2026
As a result, her outfits never sent shoppers running to the high street in emulation, as the future Queen Catherine’s off-the-peg choices often do.
—Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2026
Two batters later, with the bases loaded, another ground ball kicked off Baty’s glove, allowing an unearned run to score.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 17 Apr. 2026
The easiest way for the Chicago Cubs to get through what could be a long stretch without closer Daniel Palencia is to put up enough runs to make the role irrelevant.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
The following year, in December 2024, the PGA Tour shared a video on Instagram that showed Logan and Cooper running to hug their dad on the green.
—Adam England, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026
Vargas said the man who spotted him ran to call police.
—Mike Sullivan, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
It’s been four years since Paul scored both Lightning goals in a 2-1 win over Toronto in a do-or-die game Game 7 of the opening round, one of the momentum-building moments in Tampa Bay’s run to a third straight Cup final.
—Eduardo A. Encina, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 Apr. 2026
When people walked out of Val’s, a cameraman ran to take their picture.
—Julio Capó, Sun Sentinel, 16 Apr. 2026
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Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2026
As a result, her outfits never sent shoppers running to the high street in emulation, as the future Queen Catherine’s off-the-peg choices often do.
—Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2026
Two batters later, with the bases loaded, another ground ball kicked off Baty’s glove, allowing an unearned run to score.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 17 Apr. 2026
The easiest way for the Chicago Cubs to get through what could be a long stretch without closer Daniel Palencia is to put up enough runs to make the role irrelevant.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
The following year, in December 2024, the PGA Tour shared a video on Instagram that showed Logan and Cooper running to hug their dad on the green.
—Adam England, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026
Vargas said the man who spotted him ran to call police.
—Mike Sullivan, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
It’s been four years since Paul scored both Lightning goals in a 2-1 win over Toronto in a do-or-die game Game 7 of the opening round, one of the momentum-building moments in Tampa Bay’s run to a third straight Cup final.
—Eduardo A. Encina, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 Apr. 2026
When people walked out of Val’s, a cameraman ran to take their picture.
—Julio Capó, Sun Sentinel, 16 Apr. 2026
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“Run to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/run%20to. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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