How to Use run-up in a Sentence

run-up

1 of 2 noun

• As for the tepid run-up to this World Cup?
  — Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 13 June 2026
• Either way, the album had a good run-up.
  — Greg Poole, Rolling Stone, 5 Mar. 2026
• The recent run-up in rental rates looks to be in the rear-view mirror.
  — Robert Barone, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
• Yet that’s still a slowdown from a sharp run-up the past couple of years.
  — Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 15 Jan. 2025
• The theory is the lack of run-up should make kick returns safer.
  — Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 20 Mar. 2024
• The massive run-up in the shares has made the stock expensive.
  — Aya Wagatsuma, Fortune, 24 Nov. 2024
• Some analysts are warning that its run-up has been too speedy.
  — Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Dec. 2023
• The recent run-up in energy prices ties back to oil.
  — Greg Iacurci,jessica Dickler, CNBC, 10 Apr. 2026
• That doesn’t mean the potential for a massive run-up in prices is gone.
  — Michael Lynch, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
• With a two-month run-up to the awards, the cast and crew are going to be together some more.
  — Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 8 July 2026
• But the real issue is, the reason for the home price run-up is lack of supply.
  — Fortune Editors, Fortune, 2 July 2025
• Hard to say if that run-up into earnings took some of the steam away from the good news in this report.
  — Jeff Marks, CNBC, 21 July 2026
• Despite its run-up, some analysts see room for further gains.
  — Pia Singh, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2025
• The exact cause of the latest run-up in Treasury rates is hard to pinpoint.
  — Joe Rennison, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2023
• Ronaldo started his run-up in Hamburg, scored his penalty and hoped for the best.
  — James Horncastle, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2026
• The topsy-turvy response owes in part to a run-up in stock prices that preceded the rate cut, experts said.
  — Max Zahn, ABC News, 20 Sep. 2024
• That, along with supply chain troubles, helped fuel the inflation run-up.
  — Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2025
• Each run-up brought new believers, new narratives, and higher prices.
  — Doug Ashburn, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
• His combine performance was the latest piece in what has been a terrific draft run-up.
  — Nick Baumgardner, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2026
• For a moment, that run-up made Ellison the richest man on the planet.
  — Jeff Kilburg, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2025
• Apple had gained 46% this year through Tuesday’s close, part of a broader run-up in tech stocks.
  — Bloomberg, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2023
• Why rents are cooling Rent relief comes after a sharp run-up in prices earlier in the decade.
  — Mike Winters, CNBC, 26 Dec. 2025
• The historic price run-up just ahead of the chocolate industry’s biggest day of the year has been months in the making.
  — Maya Huter, NBC News, 13 Feb. 2025
• Many in this age group have had a run-up in their home equity, so have more leverage when buying a home, Lautz said.
  — Marni Jameson, Orlando Sentinel, 31 Mar. 2023
• There will be no long run-up to the season with hours spent preparing her mind and body to compete for 30-plus games.
  — Chantel Jennings, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
• This year’s run-up to the conference finals has been markedly different.
  — Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 20 May 2025
• The housing market has been slow even since a quick run-up in interest rates in 2022.
  — Thomas Gounley, Denver Post, 26 Nov. 2025
• Delta is still analysts’ favorite pick for long-term investors, but the stock’s run-up prompted the rating change.
  — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 6 July 2026
• The shares dipped 3% in late trading after the numbers and following a recent run-up.
  — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 6 Nov. 2025
• That’s one of the reasons for this week’s price run-up in silver and silver stocks – now playing catch-up with the yellow metal.
  — John Navin, Forbes.com, 7 June 2025

run up

2 of 2 verb

• His kids run up and down their block with friends their age.
  — Emma Green, New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2026
• Along the way, a white student ran up to him.
  — Danny Davis, Austin American Statesman, 2 Feb. 2026
• The rest of this is just running up the score.
  — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2025
• The fault lied with France, who should not have run up.
  — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2026
• Valdez drove up and the other friend ran up to meet him.
  — Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2025
• The crowd screamed and ran up to hand the queens dollar bills.
  — Casey Parks, Washington Post, 25 June 2024
• Had a stray dog run up the stairs, knocking down the plant?
  — Tao Lin, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
• Trump didn’t just run up the score in a number of blue states.
  — Julia Mueller, The Hill, 6 Nov. 2024
• Joseph Quinn won't be running up that hill.
  — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Oct. 2025
• Hattie runs up to them and gets into their faces.
  — Anna Spoerre, Kansas City Star, 18 June 2026
• Henry hears her and runs up to the stones, and, well, what’s a guy to do?
  — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 26 Mar. 2026
• Oldfield is seen running up the street and then goes out of view.
  — Adi Guajardo, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026
• Our boy runs up, shoves the other player, and gets the ball.
  — Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2026
• The night seemed even darker, and a tingle ran up my spine.
  — Delbert L. Chears, Outdoor Life, 5 Mar. 2026
• The 10-year yield has run up rapidly and is due for a breather.
  — Brett Owens, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2021
• By opening time, the line ran up the block past the side of the building.
  — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 3 Jan. 2026
• Once lit, the flame can run up to eight hours on high or up to 16 hours on low.
  — Dorian Smith-Garcia, Parents, 9 Apr. 2024
• But these two teams do not just run up and down the floor, jacking up a lot of deep shots.
  — Zach Harper, New York Times, 19 May 2025
• The bears can climb trees, swim and run up and downhill up to 40 mph.
  — Timothy Bella, Washington Post, 24 July 2023
• Black bears are strong swimmers and tree climbers and can run up to 35 mph.
  — Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 7 June 2024
• The gecko ran up the wall, in places leaving small traces of blood and fluid.
  — David Wingrave, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
• The bears can climb trees, swim, and run up and downhill up to 40 mph.
  — Timothy Bella, Washington Post, 7 Sep. 2023
• But then a guard ran up to me and arrested me for assault.
  — ArsTechnica, 18 Aug. 2025
• There are too many companies that have run up to see that happen.
  — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 26 July 2026
• Caiceo rolled around, clutching his leg in pain, as staff members ran up to tend to him.
  — Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 1 June 2026
• My man Pretty Chi would run up and down and bring down the news.
  — Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 18 July 2022
• The rest of the field of cross country runners started to run up the hill.
  — Lori Riley, courant.com, 22 Dec. 2020
• Students commonly run up huge debt that takes many years to pay off.
  — John Seiler, Oc Register, 16 Sep. 2025
• That positive charge can run up a tall object.
  — Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 27 May 2026
• Rocky Balboa running up the steps.
  — Greg Cote updated March 23, Miami Herald, 23 Mar. 2026