ran along

past tense of run along

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of ran along Williams broke a couple of tackles and then ran along the sideline for a score to give the Bison a 19-11 lead at halftime. — ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026 After the crash, the driver ran along Jog Road with an object wrapped around his right hand. — Grace Bellinghausen, Sun Sentinel, 13 Oct. 2026 Elsewhere, including in Veraguas province, large fissures ran along roadways. — Aris Mariota, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2026 At that time, Highway 28 (later renamed Highway 128) ran along the floor of the southern end of the valley. — Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 6 Sep. 2026 Many had a channel for rinsing that ran along the floor, as well as a pool in the center of the room to help diffuse odors (how much, no one can say), and sometimes an additional washbasin. — Andrew Coletti, Popular Science, 27 Aug. 2026 The same tiny cutouts ran along the bottom of her tailbone and the tops of her hips. — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 24 Aug. 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ran along
Verb
  • Incoom exited the Eagles in the first half and didn’t return, and as a result the Panthers needed to do a whole bunch of roster magic to fill his role on special teams.
    — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Once the vehicle was parked, Pickens allegedly exited the car, walked to the driver’s side and opened the door.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Interscope’s pop/rock and urban divisions were impacted by last week’s restructuring as Sam Riback, Interscope’s co-president and head of pop/rock A&R, as well as Nicole Wyskoarko, the label’s head of urban A&R, both departed.
    — Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Strategy briefly departed from that stance earlier this year, however, selling Bitcoin on four separate occasions during a bear market that pushed the cryptocurrency’s price as low as $58,000 in June.
    — Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Deloitte found only 25% of organizations have moved 40% or more of their AI pilots into production.
    — Chris Koehler, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Trees fell onto homes and utility poles were knocked down by a possible tornado in a central Arizona community during a series of violent storms that moved through the state overnight into Thursday.
    — Wufei Yu, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • After all, many a good cause got its start from a spirit of noblesse oblige.
    — Diane Brady, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
  • As transistors got smaller, the channels between them became proportionally narrower, and aluminum’s performance hit a wall.
    — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The Indiana Hoosiers haven’t lost a game since 2024, and the team went 11-2.
    — OutKick, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Sykes went 7-of-12 from the field, including two 3-pointers, off the bench.
    — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Two other board members subsequently walked out, leaving the board without a quorum and forcing the meeting to adjourn.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 20 Oct. 2026
  • In mid-September, high school students in the Paris suburbs walked out over missing teachers, overcrowded rooms, and buildings that can’t handle the heat.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • During the inspection, DeWitt pulled out a frame packed with capped honey.
    — Jamal Goss, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Johnson pushed back, but Inaba pulled out the rulebook and read the definition of a lift.
    — Allison DeGrushe, StyleCaster, 20 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The Red Wings got off to a rough start, getting outshot 16-0 midway through the first period.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The driver got off the interstate at Atlantic Avenue and continued west before stopping on Jog Road between Grand Isle Drive and Woolbright Road, PBSO said.
    — Grace Bellinghausen, Sun Sentinel, 13 Oct. 2026

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“Ran along.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ran%20along. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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