: extending beyond the allotted space
ran over; run over; running over; runs over
1
: to go over, examine, repeat, or rehearse quickly
2
: to collide with, knock down, and often drive over
ran over a dog
Examples of runover in a Sentence
Verb
let's run over this dance number one more time
I could run over right now if that's good for you.
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Los Angeles Times, 23 Nov. 2022
Its only prime-time NFL programming was a 34-minute runover of its afternoon coverage into prime time, which averaged 14.5 million viewers.
—Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2023
Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 21 Apr. 2025
The victim was run over by the Hino 338 truck on Coster St. near Randall Ave.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 17 Apr. 2025
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Noun
The runover is not considered a separate program but is included in the network’s weekly average.
—Los Angeles Times, 23 Nov. 2022
Its only prime-time NFL programming was a 34-minute runover of its afternoon coverage into prime time, which averaged 14.5 million viewers.
—Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2023
Verb
The footage then shows Milligan running across the lot away from Lindsey, who follows and allegedly drives over the curb onto the grass at high speed, running over Lindsey.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 21 Apr. 2025
The victim was run over by the Hino 338 truck on Coster St. near Randall Ave.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 17 Apr. 2025
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“Runover.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/runover. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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