runs in

present tense third-person singular of run in

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of runs in 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 Instead, the Yankees went on to score five runs in the fifth. Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 31 Aug. 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 Jumping on Reds starter Chase Burns, the Giants scored two runs in the first and three more in the second, courtesy of a three-run bomb from Rafael Devers to the deepest part of Oracle Park, in a 5-0 win to open a seven-game homestand. Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026 Seattle rallied with three runs in the bottom of the ninth, capped by Arozarena’s second dinger of the game, this one of the walk-off variety. Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for runs in
Verb
  • Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered a three-day halt to attacks on Kyiv, starting Saturday night, as a US delegation visits Moscow ahead of traveling to the Ukrainian capital.
    Tim Lister, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The Ada County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that, in May 2026, a piano was indeed found in the same area Bobo visits each week.
    Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 2 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
  • 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
  • Better, Cretton seizes small moments to put his stamp on this installment.
    Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026
Verb
  • That would affect jobs and cause drops in sales, property and tourism taxes.
    Zoey Thomas, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026
  • This is similar to how the sound of, say, a passing motorcycle drops in pitch as the vehicle zooms away from you.
    Phil Plait, Scientific American, 4 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • 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
  • Via Via food hall pulls in Scarr’s Pizza, Turkey and the Wolf, All’Antico Vinaio, and more.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Brief yet compelling, these messages retain a sense of urgency that calls to us over the chasm of space/time.
    Jim Greer, SPIN, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Tucker calls from her home, a blurred background behind her, wearing a white blouse and lipstick.
    Emma Madden, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Innanen came up with the idea that, as Anton gets up to leave while Paul Baker and Issa make out, Paul Baker grabs his leg to keep him on the bed.
    Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The trooper grabs the man by his wrist and his dreadlocks and began yanking his upper body through the window, the video shows.
    Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 31 Aug. 2026

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