How to Use run against in a Sentence

run against

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• The move runs against the grain as productions have relocated to other states and countries.
  — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 6 July 2026
• The two-term governor of Maine, Janet Mills, ran against him in the primary.
  — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 14 July 2026
• Third-year big Malevy Leons also got some run against Mara, and scored nine points and grabbed 11 rebounds.
  — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 12 July 2026
• Lucifer, with money, could run against Mother Teresa and prevail.
  — Gary Franks, Hartford Courant, 6 July 2026
• Tyler Phillips worked 3 1/3 innings, allowing seven hits and five runs against two strikeouts.
  — ABC News, 4 July 2026
• Harvey is a comedian and satirist who, as Count Binface, has run against three prime ministers in the past decade.
  — Fatima Al-Kassab, NPR, 10 July 2026
• Ortiz, who has unsuccessfully run against Pacheco for this seat in previous elections, is also a father of eight.
  — Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 7 July 2026
• On a night with smoke in the air from Canadian wildfires, New York led on an unearned run against Roki Sasaki in the fourth.
  — ABC News, 17 July 2026
• This year’s second-quarter rally therefore ran against the broader historical pattern, but that doesn’t mean the seasonal risks have disappeared.
  — Andrew Graham, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
• David Costello, 66 Costello ran against Platner in the primary and lost earlier this year.
  — Nick Penzenstadler, USA Today, 7 July 2026
• That leaves the prospect of Farage running against single-issue or joke candidates such as Count Binface, a comedian with a trash can on his head.
  — ABC News, 8 July 2026
• When Nadezhdin tried to run against Putin in 2024, long lines of supporters waited to back his candidacy with their signatures.
  — Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 17 July 2026
• Glyman’s hiring philosophy runs against the standard corporate playbook of a litany of credentials, crazy connections, and elite college degrees.
  — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 14 July 2026
• Bellows ran against Collins in 2014 and got blown out by more than 30 percentage points, but the ground is much more favorable for a Democrat this cycle.
  — Garrett Downs, CNBC, 9 July 2026
• And in 2014, Bellows ran against Collins as the Senate Democratic nominee and lost in a landslide.
  — ABC News, 9 July 2026
• Nadezhdin, a former liberal lawmaker who openly called for a halt to the conflict in Ukraine, sought to run against Putin in a 2024 presidential vote.
  — ABC News, 13 July 2026
• Wes Streeting, the former health secretary, has been linked with the role after declining to run against Burnham for the leadership, raising speculation of a backroom deal.
  — Ian King, CNBC, 15 July 2026
• Bellows also mounted an unsuccessful campaign in this year’s Maine governor race, and previously ran against Collins in 2014.
  — Connor Greene, Time, 9 July 2026
• Rodriguez, the most prolific fundraiser in county government with a war chest of about $4 million, was automatically reelected to a second term on June 9 when no challenger filed to run against him.
  — Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 17 July 2026
• After scoring 15 runs against the Philadelphia Phillies on Monday, the Royals offense continued to surge forward.
  — Kansas City Star, 8 July 2026
• Bellows previously attempted to run against Collins in 2014 as the Senate Democratic nominee and lost in a landslide.
  — ABC News, 17 July 2026
• Now, Becerra, a Democrat, and Hilton, a Republican, are running against each other to become California’s next governor.
  — Linh Tat, Daily News, 15 July 2026
• Paxton was elected as Texas attorney general in 2014 and is running against Democratic nominee James Talarico for the Senate seat.
  — Justin Williams, New York Times, 16 July 2026
• Peralta currently has about $18,000 in her candidate committee and is running against Michelle Pierre, a former chief of schools at LEARN Charter School network.
  — Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 16 July 2026
• Boris Nadezhdin, a Russian anti-war politician who attempted to run against President Vladimir Putin in the 2024 presidential election, said Monday he had been released from police custody and is due to appear in court Friday.
  — Reuters, NBC news, 14 July 2026
• Captain Dhananjaya de Silva scored run-a-ball 34 and Sonal Dinusha hit 28 off 26 balls as Sri Lanka pressed for quick runs against the spin of West Indies captain Roston Chase (1-41) and Kavem Hodge (1-23) despite losing six wickets in the session.
  — ABC News, 7 July 2026