ran through

past tense of run through

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of ran through Cameramen raced around hectically setting up lights and checking shots as choreographers ran through fight sequences and a prop team worked out how to hoist a net that would later restrain a hostage. Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026 Webber’s original show premiered on Broadway back in 1982 and ran through 2000, winning seven Tony awards. Matt Minton, Variety, 8 Aug. 2026 In the past, the Latino Fest’s parade ran through 8th Street, but the road is currently a mess of construction. Idaho Statesman, 7 Aug. 2026 Designed to improve on the image quality of 35mm, Technirama film ran through the camera horizontally in the same manner as VistaVision and, later, IMAX. Benny Har-Even, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026 After practice, all of the Cowboys players ran through a handshake line with the military personnel on the field, including Prescott. Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Aug. 2026 Throughout its duration, Agbaji rotated between training stations as campers ages 8-18 ran through drills focused on skills, teamwork and leadership. Alexa Stone, Kansas City Star, 18 July 2026 Athletes ran through the crowd, greeted with high fives. Rylan Digiacomo-Rapp, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 June 2026 Fans in blue Brunson and orange Karl-Anthony Towns jerseys ran through the streets. ABC News, 13 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ran through
Verb
  • During the dispute, the female allegedly stabbed the male multiple times.
    CBS News Miami Digital Team, CBS News, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Witnesses have said that Anthony, a Black student from Centennial High School, stabbed Austin Metcalf, a white Memorial High student, after Metcalf tried to remove Anthony from the Memorial tent at the April 2025 track meet.
    Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • While they’ve been spotted enjoying glitzy dinners and events in historic villas with friends in Saint-Tropez and Capri, really, the Clooneys have spent most of the summer at their home on Lake Como.
    Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Instead, he’s spent August anxiously watching the orange skies from his house in the northern Nevada hills through two consecutive and adjacent wild-land fires, the Bug and Hawk Fires.
    Anya Kamenetz, Curbed, 28 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The solar panel that powers the camera was punctured and shattered.
    Haley Parsley August 22, Sacbee.com, 22 Aug. 2026
  • The barrel had been punctured several times and dumped far offshore, Spencer said, but whoever discarded the remains likely never imagined the reservoir’s shoreline would one day retract hundreds of feet.
    Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Conversely, someone with a BMI in the normal range could have lost considerable muscle while retaining excess body fat.
    Faye Chiu, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Tens of thousands of children across the two states have lost food assistance.
    Cuyler Dunn, Kansas City Star, 25 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Her brown leather jacket was pierced with 60 stab wounds, and her throat had been slashed nearly ear to ear.
    Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Investigators believe the bullet that pierced the restaurant window was fired from inside a passing vehicle on Vista Village Drive.
    Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The affidavit against the suspects alleges the teens threw away Erving’s phone and clothing, ABC News and CBS News reported.
    Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 21 July 2026
  • Lin-Manuel Miranda threw away his shot to join the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
    Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 14 July 2026
Verb
  • Each flower must be picked and carefully dissected to remove three tiny red threads, known as stigmas.
    Callie Zanandrie, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Kreeger and Fernandez Rundle picked through hundreds of dresses, shoes, T-shirts and designer jeans.
    Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Investors are wondering if the rally could mark a turning point for bitcoin, whose price has been stuck in a prolonged slump since October, ahead of a seasonally bullish period for the coin.
    Tanaya Macheel, CNBC, 24 Aug. 2026
  • For the past few years, Florida’s housing market has been stuck in a strange kind of standoff.
    Justin Onorato, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2026

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“Ran through.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ran%20through. Accessed 30 Aug. 2026.

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