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
  • Officers said two people reportedly met at a nearby shopping center, but the suspect at some point exited the truck and shot the victim at point-blank range.
    Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Martin exited after the first two batters reached in the sixth.
    LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Mara Sade, formerly Jakara Jackson in WWE, has officially departed TNA as a free agent following her contract's expiration on August 3rd.
    Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Over a year after most DOGE members departed the government, independent auditors still cannot pinpoint who all the DOGE personnel were.
    Meryl Kornfield, Washington Post, 5 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • At home, Indian authorities moved aggressively, seizing his properties and luxury assets, from high-end cars to jewelry and artworks.
    Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Creekside and Worth County moved up in classification, and Bowdon and Hebron Christian have new coaches and graduated key players.
    Todd Holcomb, AJC.com, 9 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • And found our own references, got into it, got the concept down, looked at some different artists.
    Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Lesnar got revenge in the second meeting, thereby making the rubber match necessary.
    Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • At the beginning of the year, some volunteers within Coppell ISD went door-to-door to recruit and keep students in public education.
    Lacey Beasley, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The 22-year-old went from playing in the fourth tier of English football to getting an unexpected call from national team head coach Sarina Wiegman.
    Emily Olsen, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The union also says the management company interrogated and surveilled workers during a strike in June, when employees walked out to fight for higher wages and better benefits.
    Aki Nace, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026
  • But on Sunday morning, as the couple walked out of their rideshare outside Midway Airport, they were apprehended by federal immigration agents.
    Laura Rodríguez Presa, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Mexican influencer César Gastélum was live-streaming outside a fast-food restaurant when two men on motorbike stopped next him, pulled out a gun and shot him in the head.
    Rey Rodríguez, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
  • On the way back, Johnson pulled out the gun and shot Pulling, the driver, in the back of the head, according to court documents.
    Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Paige Bueckers got off to a hot start in the game’s first half.
    Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Aug. 2026
  • But the recent spin-out from Honeywell Technologies got off to a rough start as a separate company.
    Jeff Marks, CNBC, 6 Aug. 2026

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“Ran along.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ran%20along. Accessed 11 Aug. 2026.

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