ran through

past tense of run through

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of ran through Fendi also stood out with a beautifully vibrant color palette and a summer energy that ran through the collection. Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2025 All sorts of things ran through my head. Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025 His illness has limited him to light catch play over the past few days, and the shift in plans meant some slight alterations to his routine, which Ireton ran through with club security. Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025 But dig deeper, and everything ran through her. Lien De Pau, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025 The operation involved about 1,500 feet of a 5-inch supply hose in the street that ran through neighboring yards and into roads in Bristol, Heath said. Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 20 Aug. 2025 Music ran through the extended family, too. Thania Garcia, Variety, 6 Aug. 2025 Loftin ran through a stop sign given by Royals third base coach Vance Wilson. Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ran through
Verb
  • She’d been stabbed several times.
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Sep. 2025
  • Castillo was stabbed to death before her attackers allegedly cut open her abdomen, according to an autopsy cited by the outlet.
    Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Hammack spent much of her career on Wall Street with Goldman Sachs, latterly serving as co-head of the global financing group and a member of the management committee—and as such still keeps a close eye on financial markets as a barometer of the economy’s health.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2025
  • For Holt, the project is a reminder of the value of sound and conversation in journalism after years spent as one of the most recognizable faces in a heavily visual medium.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • This week, Guillermo Rai picks through the debris of Saturday’s damaging 5-2 defeat against Atletico Madrid, a result that punctured the positivity that had been growing around the club following seven consecutive wins in all competitions.
    Guillermo Rai, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
  • His right ribs were broken and his right lung was punctured as armor-piercing bullets went in one side and out the other.
    Claire Harbage, NPR, 23 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • But Miller, the trash guy, seems to have more info on them than evidence, and let’s slip that Oliver got (and threw away) a generous offer on his apartment.
    Tom Smyth, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2025
  • An Arkansas woman almost threw away a winning lottery ticket with a big prize.
    Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Sharp cracks of gunfire pierced the morning air, loud, jarring pangs that echoed off the concrete.
    Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Police have said there were people inside the ABC10 offices when three gunshots pierced a window on the north side of the building.
    Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Hamilton famously lost her arm to a shark attack in 2003 and hopped back on her board one month later.
    Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Hudson’s daughter, Ricky (Perry Mattfield), who works as an assistant coach, is a former track star who lost her confidence after an injury and now struggles to get the other Catfish coaches (including her dad) to take her seriously.
    Kristen Baldwin, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Frozen Vegetables Frozen vegetables are picked at peak ripeness and flash-frozen, locking in vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants.
    Morgan Pearson, Verywell Health, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Her father picked her up and brought her home.
    City News Service, Oc Register, 26 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • If a player is left in a room, they will be stuck there, losing a point each round, until another player returns to the room to release them.
    Kayti Burt, Time, 26 Sep. 2025
  • That relevance has stuck in Kansas City three weeks later.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 26 Sep. 2025

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“Ran through.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ran%20through. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.

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