ran along

past tense of run along

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of ran along This fat line fed a series of narrower pipes in the tower, which ran along the corners of every floor, wall, and ceiling, and were perforated to spray gas into the rooms. Will MacKin, New Yorker, 28 June 2026 Beneath the bridge, on both sides of the narrow waterway, a wide trail ran along the lake. Literary Hub, 11 June 2026 Roy splashed ashore and ran along the old dock. Byron W. Dalrymple, Outdoor Life, 4 June 2026 Thinner blue striping ran along the sleeves, while black, used for the first time on a Barcelona shirt, appeared in narrow parallel lines beside the center stripe and through Kappa’s signature sleeve taping. Tiana Randall, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026 Saturday’s parade celebrating Mexican-American culture ran along Cesar Chavez Street between Robert and Ada streets. Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 2 May 2026 His car veered into the wrong lane of traffic as a group of nearly 80 recruits ran along Mills Avenue. James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026 The Quindaro Townsite, located in northeast KCK and founded in 1857, was once a town that ran along the Missouri River. Sofi Zeman, Kansas City Star, 14 Apr. 2026 A number of small boys ran along the wall itself, which is about six feet high at that point and wide enough to accommodate two children abreast. Rosa Lyster, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ran along
Verb
  • To make matters worse, All-Star first baseman Nick Kurtz exited the game with a left forearm contusion after he was hit by a pitch in the first inning.
    Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 30 July 2026
  • Fever star center Aliyah Boston exited early with an apparent knee injury after landing awkwardly.
    Chantz Martin OutKick, FOXNews.com, 29 July 2026
Verb
  • As expected, a significant chunk of key contributors from that historic 2026 team departed.
    Hunter DeLauder, AJC.com, 29 July 2026
  • The newlyweds, meanwhile, bounced over to Italy’s Lake Como and Florence for a mini-moon after everyone had departed.
    Kaitlin Menza, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 July 2026
Verb
  • Punk went for a moonsault, which looked sloppy, and Rhodes moved, mostly avoiding the impact.
    Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • The Moon moved into Aries and your private 12th House, making quiet more useful than consensus.
    Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 2 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • But then Lily somehow intuits the core evolutionary idea behind a man competing at naked limbo with a group of monkeys, even though neither Kaylin as explainer nor Zac as performer got what Lisa’s drawing was conveying.
    Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 28 July 2026
  • Something as rudimentary as remembering the play calls as training camp got underway, was also top of mind.
    Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 28 July 2026
Verb
  • The interesting question is where the departing dollars went, and the answer is visible in an adjacent market.
    Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
  • The district went from one where Republicans have a 30-point advantage to about ten points.
    Jack Harvel July 28, Kansas City Star, 28 July 2026
Verb
  • Supermodels Carol Gracias walked out in the first look — a sherwani jacket worn over an anarkali dress, carrying a briefcase embroidered with the map of India.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 30 July 2026
  • When Lindsey walked out of the liquor store, Chaney shot him seven times at close range, prosecutors said.
    Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 30 July 2026
Verb
  • During the dispute, one of the men pulled out a gun and fired between five and 10 shots before fleeing the store, according to police.
    Frederick Sutton Sinclair, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Real Madrid, the last club standing in the effort, formally pulled out this past February.
    Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 30 July 2026
Verb
  • The Tigers, though, got off to a rough start and are currently 2 1/2 games out of the last wild-card spot in the American League.
    ABC News, ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026
  • While the defense got off to a fast start — which is typical in training camp — the offense has started to put together a string of quality performances during the first week of summer workouts.
    Mike Kaye July 31, Charlotte Observer, 31 July 2026

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“Ran along.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ran%20along. Accessed 2 Aug. 2026.

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