runs in

present tense third-person singular of run in

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of runs in After the Sox scored six runs in the first inning and led 8-2 after the third, most fans settled in for a postgame concert by country music star Cole Swindell. Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026 Marlins reliever Cade Gibson (5-2) was charged with the first two runs in the game-changing fifth. Miami Herald, 19 Sep. 2026 Philip Abner gave up all five runs in the eighth, which began with the Dodgers leading 3-2. ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026 Wheeler threw 111 pitches in seven scoreless innings of Game 1 of the 2024 NLDS, then the bullpen surrendered five runs in the eighth. Matt Gelb, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026 The Diamondbacks scored four two-out runs in the 10th -- two on a single by Geraldo Perdomo, one on a single by Gabriel Moreno and one on a single by Nolan Arenado. Arkansas Online, 8 Sep. 2026 After a stretch of allowing runs in four of six outings, Iglesias has held opponents scoreless in seven consecutive appearances. Michael Cunningham, AJC.com, 7 Sep. 2026 De Windt started on the mound and gave up two runs in three innings. Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026 Ray allowed one run in six innings, outdueling one of the AL’s best starting pitchers in Rasmussen, who surrendered two runs in his six innings. Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for runs in
Verb
  • Leslie Higgins visits the museum after discovering that the American Jazz Museum is closed for a private event.
    Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Young Allen visits his aunt to complain about his father remarrying after his mother’s death.
    Anna Mebel, JSTOR Daily, 17 Sep. 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 discovery comes over a decade after researchers first examined the artifacts.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Cal’s Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele has a better supporting cast than Heintschel does, and Virginia Tech’s Ethan Grunkemeyer comes over to Blacksburg with a bunch of Penn State teammates and coaches.
    Manny Navarro, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Wilson, meanwhile, seizes on the opening to play teacher’s pet.
    David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 13 Sep. 2026
  • Obreht is a writer who doesn’t rush into easy patterns of storytelling but seizes control from the jump.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Changes in Google’s search results have brought big drops in visitors to many news sites.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026
  • That would affect jobs and cause drops in sales, property and tourism taxes.
    Zoey Thomas, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The recipe pulls in Vietnamese influences too, through ginger and lemongrass, reflecting the impact Vietnamese immigration has had on the city’s food scene.
    Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 11 Sep. 2026
  • How the Draft Assistant works The Fantasy Draft Assistant pulls in players draft evaluations, overall rankings and season-long scoring projections from Jake Ciely and The Athletic’s fantasy team so users can better decide who to take on draft day.
    Jake Ciely, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Its maker, Ruiying Detection Technology, a spinoff from the Institute of High Energy Physics at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, calls it the smallest and lightest CT system ever built.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Sony took part in seven of those deals, building what MPA calls the industry’s only end-to-end anime operation.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 17 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Kind of like when a lady grabs a fella’s collar and pulls him in for a kiss, but violent.
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Harrison, who’s clutching a Sapporo, grabs his friend’s drink and neatly pops the top off using his own bottle.
    Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026

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“Runs in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/runs%20in. Accessed 21 Sep. 2026.

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