How to Use runway in a Sentence

runway

noun
  • Planes get pushed back from the gate, taxi to the runway and take off.
    Ryan Erik King / Jalopnik, Quartz, 26 Feb. 2024
  • After the runway show, Snoop Dogg hit the stage for a set that brought the crowd to its feet.
    Lindzi Scharf, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 May 2023
  • Days later, Kendall Jenner was one of the first to take the look from the runway to the streets.
    Luz García, Glamour, 23 Nov. 2023
  • In the clip, the ladies showcased their runway walks and outfits.
    Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 19 July 2023
  • For proof, take a look at the runway looks from Versace and Dior.
    Jessica Scemama, Glamour, 19 Oct. 2023
  • The rooftop pool, which overlooks the runway and is open year-round, is the icing on the cake.
    Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 5 Apr. 2024
  • On runways like Tory Burch, Tibi, and more, a wool maxi coat proved to be the trend of the season.
    Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 2 Jan. 2024
  • All three wheels hit the runway so hard, my teeth rattled.
    Sarah Schutte, National Review, 25 Jan. 2024
  • Liang sent her model down the runway with sheer black knee socks and a pair of Salomons.
    Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2023
  • But at that point, the aircraft doors had been secured and the aircraft had began to taxi to the runway.
    Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 21 Mar. 2024
  • The runway was briefly closed to clear debris, but has since reopened.
    Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 13 Mar. 2024
  • This fashion month has seen a variety of flared jeans present on the runways and on the streets.
    Christian Allaire, Vogue, 5 Oct. 2023
  • The plane had apparently drifted to the east and was no longer lined up with the runway.
    Kris Van Cleave, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2024
  • The runways were in the process of being inspected for damage.
    Ray Sanchez, CNN, 5 Apr. 2024
  • Coach’s Fall/Winter 2023 runway was filled with the color.
    Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 4 Dec. 2023
  • Why does an instance of an older cast of runway models have to be a rare one?
    Nicola Dall'asen, Allure, 14 Feb. 2024
  • That’s not to say there wasn’t memorable fashion on the runways.
    Simbarashe Cha, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2023
  • Do had poet Ocean Vuong, a friend, write a prose that appeared on the runway and across tank tops and shirting.
    Rachel Tashjian, Washington Post, 9 Sep. 2023
  • Gone are the days of the genderless and the gender-bending taking center stage on the runways.
    José Criales-Unzueta, Vogue, 25 Jan. 2024
  • Straight and wavy and curly hair all took new forms on the spring runways, inspiring us to want to do more than just air dry our hair.
    Paige Stables, Allure, 18 Sep. 2023
  • At the end of the show Beckham walked the length of the runway on crutches, which her husband David said was caused by a gym accident.
    Amy Woodyatt, CNN, 2 Mar. 2024
  • Turning down the dirt runway, Zdarsky opened up the throttle, and with a fierce whine, the Skyhawk surged forward, streaking across the desert.
    Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Aug. 2023
  • As their Learjet sped down the runway for liftoff, the tires popped, causing the aircraft to lose control and crash into a fence.
    Amy Kaufman, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2023
  • Iman on the Runway Iman turned heads while walking down the runway for the Bob Mackie spring 1983 show dressed in a striped caped creation.
    Brittany Natale, Redbook, 14 Aug. 2023
  • His wife took the controls and tried to land the plane, resulting in a hard landing in a grassy area near a runway, police said.
    Bailey Allen, BostonGlobe.com, 22 July 2023
  • Some of the property's 400-plus rooms have great runway views and outdoor balconies.
    Karen Cicero, Good Housekeeping, 15 May 2023
  • Christie sauntered down the runway in an avant-garde ensemble — a rubber dress worn over a blue striped corset!
    Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 26 Jan. 2024
  • Batsheva dares to cast middle-aged (and up) women in a runway show.
    Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2024
  • The first look featured a posh, lengthy white cape-esque gown that glided gracefully down the runway.
    Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 18 Oct. 2023
  • So who has been rushing to fill the lending hole left by SVB for startups in need of extending their runway?
    Lucy Brewster, Fortune, 17 Apr. 2023

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