take a run at
idiom
US, informal
: to attempt to do or solve (something)
"I can't solve this math problem." "Let me take a run at it."
Examples of take a run at in a Sentence
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Some places south of Baltimore may even take a run at 40°.
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Steven Sosna, CBS News, 2 Feb. 2026
The Yankees have one outfield slot remaining and will likely heavily pursue a reunion with Cody Bellinger in free agency or take a run at Chicago Cubs superstar Kyle Tucker.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2025
No potential competitor could take a run at us without access to the hits.
—Tom Freston, Vulture, 28 Oct. 2025
The idea that this very historic newspaper that’s declined and the ordinary people who work there are going to take a run at restoring it — there is something about it that seems to hit the same emotional tone.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2025
Expect Toronto to take a run at signing her, but there’s probably seven other calls coming in, too.
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—Hailey Salvian, New York Times, 16 June 2025
Most last-place teams don’t make the playoffs, let alone take a run at a ring.
—Peter Baugh, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
Pritzker was very active in the 2024 presidential election and could step aside to take a run at the Democratic nomination in 2028.
—Justin Kaufmann, Axios, 6 Dec. 2024
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Steven Sosna, CBS News, 2 Feb. 2026
The Yankees have one outfield slot remaining and will likely heavily pursue a reunion with Cody Bellinger in free agency or take a run at Chicago Cubs superstar Kyle Tucker.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2025
No potential competitor could take a run at us without access to the hits.
—Tom Freston, Vulture, 28 Oct. 2025
The idea that this very historic newspaper that’s declined and the ordinary people who work there are going to take a run at restoring it — there is something about it that seems to hit the same emotional tone.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2025
Expect Toronto to take a run at signing her, but there’s probably seven other calls coming in, too.
5.
—Hailey Salvian, New York Times, 16 June 2025
Most last-place teams don’t make the playoffs, let alone take a run at a ring.
—Peter Baugh, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
Pritzker was very active in the 2024 presidential election and could step aside to take a run at the Democratic nomination in 2028.
—Justin Kaufmann, Axios, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Take a run at.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%20a%20run%20at. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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