runs in

present tense third-person singular of run in

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of runs in The Royals scored five runs in the fifth, then added seven more in the seventh on their way to a 16-12 victory. ABC News, 13 July 2026 Sheehan at least did his job, holding the Diamondbacks to three runs in 5⅓ innings. Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 13 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 The Phillies fought back with two runs in the eighth to cut the lead to one run, but Rodriquez homered on a two-out pitch off reliever Chase Shugart in the ninth. CBS News, 30 June 2026 Chase Shugart, who has been solid in middle relief, gave up three runs in one-third of an inning on Sunday. Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 29 June 2026 While starter Tyler Phillips held steady for six innings, giving up five hits and two runs while striking out four, Alejandro Osuna and Elias Díaz each knocked in runs in the top of the eighth that dug the Marlins a hole their offense couldn’t come out of. Tyler Carmona, Miami Herald, 22 June 2026 Goyle’s biography runs in a different direction entirely. Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 22 June 2026 Bliss, set to voice Fei, has quickly built a reputation with standout roles in Enola Holmes 2, Belfast and Matilda the Musical, as well as West End runs in Les Misérables and School of Rock. Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 22 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for runs in
Verb
  • At the end of the first season, when Rhaenyra’s son Lucerys visits Storm’s End to petition House Baratheon to join their cause, he and Alicent’s second son, Aemond, trade barbs.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
  • Breakthrough has relationships with several schools in the area and regularly visits schools to present its program to area fourth graders, Cox said.
    Austin Horn July 1, Miami Herald, 1 July 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
  • The hire comes over a year after former President Marlene Tromp took a new job at the University of Vermont and left the university.
    Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 1 July 2026
  • So Mary Travers comes over with Peter.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 23 June 2026
Verb
  • 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
  • Trump seizes America’s 250th-birthday spotlight, headlining the Great American State Fair, hosting a UFC bout at the White House and promoting new passports, $250 bills and coins bearing his image.
    Will Weissert, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2026
Verb
  • Most don’t run that long in the first place, and ones that do often have films that suffer significant drops in quality.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
  • In addition to ground units, air rescue teams were called in to perform water drops in an effort to control the fast-moving flames.
    Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 15 June 2026
Verb
  • 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
  • His company, now headed by his grandson, still pulls in more than $250 million a year.
    Alex Knapp, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
Verb
  • If travel, study, or a larger goal calls, align the timing and budget before moving forward.
    Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 9 July 2026
  • Those grants, up to $600,000 and awarded on a competitive basis, will be doled out through what a budget trailer bill calls the Pathways to Bilingual Teaching Program.
    Charlie Borla, Oc Register, 9 July 2026
Verb
  • What a thrilling end to this match as Spain grabs a late winner to beat Belgium, 2-1.
    Aleks Klosok, CNN Money, 10 July 2026
  • Once inside, she’s confronted by Tommy (James Eddie), who stupidly grabs her to escort her out.
    William Earl, Variety, 2 July 2026

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“Runs in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/runs%20in. Accessed 16 Jul. 2026.

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