runs in

present tense third-person singular of run in

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of runs in His runs in Nevada’s Black Rock Desert produced sonic booms that shook the nearby town of Gerlach. ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026 Trailing 9-6, the Reds scored 10 runs in the fifth inning to take a seven-run lead. Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2026 Prior to the ninth, Miami scored five runs in the first two innings against Phillies starter Zack Wheeler to take a 5-2 lead. Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 28 July 2026 The Braves next went to right-hander Tyler Kinley, who has given up eight homers and 18 runs in 36 innings pitched. Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 27 July 2026 The Padres had only ever scored that many runs in a game six times before in their nearly 57 seasons as a big-league franchise. Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 July 2026 The Cubs scored all 10 runs in the first four innings, while Imanaga allowed six hits and one walk in his longest outing since May 13 at Atlanta, also a seven-inning performance. Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2026 Its sequels were mined for a beloved 1970s TV show, Little House on the Prairie, that still runs in syndication and will be rebooted on Netflix for a whole new generation in a series that premieres July 9. Rosemary Counter, Vanity Fair, 6 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for runs in
Verb
  • They were only made available for Dunkin' Rewards members with boosted status, which is when a customer visits Dunkin' 12 times in a calendar month, according to the company's website.
    Melina Khan, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026
  • In this week's installment of Far-Flung Postcards, NPR's Diaa Hadid visits the Hurulu Eco Park in Sri Lanka, where elephants roam freely.
    Brittney Melton, NPR, 7 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Keith arrests our thinking, and cons us into suppressing our critical faculties with the same kind of internalized surveillance that philosopher Michel Foucault broke down to describe a prison’s use of the panopticon in Discipline and Punish.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 19 May 2026
  • Devlin throws a punch at Stone when the chief arrests him for drunken driving.
    Sandra Dallas, Denver Post, 19 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Then the pilot comes over the PA system and gives us all the devastating news.
    David Hookstead OutKick, FOXNews.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The declaration comes over a month after Sandoval filed a request for a domestic violence restraining order against Victoria on June 25, following her arrest earlier that month.
    Yamillah Hurtado, PEOPLE, 4 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Better, Cretton seizes small moments to put his stamp on this installment.
    Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026
  • Rhaenyra, queen of the Blacks, seizes the Iron Throne in King’s Landing with the support of Alicent, who has simply had enough of her unstable and terrible sons.
    Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 13 July 2026
Verb
  • With conflicting statements coming out of Washington and Tehran about whether direct talks are even underway, and no clarity on what the next MOU might entail, the oil price roller coaster is in for many more climbs and drops in the weeks ahead.
    Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The overall decline was driven primarily by payroll drops in local government, finance and retail trade, though strong growth was not observed in any sector.
    Harry Holzer, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Atlético already pulls in more than €300 million ($346 million) annually from its stadium alone.
    Sam Leveridge, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The note pulls in the opposite direction of the clean-laundry fragrances that dominated recent fragrance cycles.
    Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Sacbee.com, 12 June 2026
Verb
  • The Fathom is the first product built on what Ford calls the Universal Electric Vehicle platform, which will be the basic architecture for producing multiple upcoming electric cars, from compacts to vans, Bergg said.
    Michael Ballaban, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Each buoy is attached to a rope and can be thrown to someone in the water while another person calls 911.
    Darius Johnson, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • For kids, anger often shows up when something doesn’t go their way—like when a playmate grabs their toy.
    Jenna Autuori-Dedic, Parents, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Timothy Olyphant grabs a drink ahead of his appearance on Late Night with Seth Myers on July 30.
    People Staff, PEOPLE, 2 Aug. 2026

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“Runs in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/runs%20in. Accessed 11 Aug. 2026.

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