Examples of short run in a Sentence
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And then Skating With the Stars arrived, and despite its short run, turned out to not be so bad.
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Ew Staff Updated, EW.com, 29 Nov. 2023
Tubi’s library includes plenty of conventional Hollywood productions, but the company may be best known for its selection of Z-movies: films characterized by outrageously low-budget aesthetics, short run times, horrible acting and worse special effects.
—Niela Orr, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2024
Advertisement Banning quarterback Robert Guerrero scored three touchdowns on short runs.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2023
After a short run by Isiah Pacheco and the pass to Kelce, Mahomes hit Hardman with the game-winner.
—Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 12 Feb. 2024
The Steelers duo of Najee Harris and Jaylen Warren broke countless tackles and turned a number of short runs into longer gains, such as Harris’ 9-yard touchdown run.
—Tim Booth, USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2024
The warm temperatures may even make the Wisconsin Dash, a short run across the river and back, more appealing for some.
—Anna Pearson, Twin Cities, 13 Feb. 2024
Adding to the turmoil, Licht proved to be an unpopular leader during his short run as network boss, with morale nosediving to some of the lowest levels in the company’s four-decade history.
—Oliver Darcy, CNN, 30 Aug. 2023
Langley reportedly backed the vehicle up closer to the front of the salon so that Goddard and Cates would only have a short run through the rain to get inside.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 31 Jan. 2024
Ew Staff Updated, EW.com, 29 Nov. 2023
Tubi’s library includes plenty of conventional Hollywood productions, but the company may be best known for its selection of Z-movies: films characterized by outrageously low-budget aesthetics, short run times, horrible acting and worse special effects.
—Niela Orr, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2024
Advertisement Banning quarterback Robert Guerrero scored three touchdowns on short runs.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2023
After a short run by Isiah Pacheco and the pass to Kelce, Mahomes hit Hardman with the game-winner.
—Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 12 Feb. 2024
The Steelers duo of Najee Harris and Jaylen Warren broke countless tackles and turned a number of short runs into longer gains, such as Harris’ 9-yard touchdown run.
—Tim Booth, USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2024
The warm temperatures may even make the Wisconsin Dash, a short run across the river and back, more appealing for some.
—Anna Pearson, Twin Cities, 13 Feb. 2024
Adding to the turmoil, Licht proved to be an unpopular leader during his short run as network boss, with morale nosediving to some of the lowest levels in the company’s four-decade history.
—Oliver Darcy, CNN, 30 Aug. 2023
Langley reportedly backed the vehicle up closer to the front of the salon so that Goddard and Cates would only have a short run through the rain to get inside.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 31 Jan. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1879, in the meaning defined above
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“Short run.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/short%20run. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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