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Sentences with a run for one's money

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  • Run upstairs and get the iodine.
  • To run from danger.
  • He shouldn't run to his parents with every little problem.
  • To run up to New York; I will run over to see you after dinner.
  • To run about in the park.
  • The wheel ran over the curb and into the street.
  • The horse ran second.
  • To run in huge shoals.
  • The car ran along the highway.
  • The ship ran aground.
  • This bus runs between New Haven and Hartford.
  • A rope runs in a pulley.
  • The ivy ran up the side of the house.
  • These stockings run easily.
  • Let the water run before you drink it.
  • The rapids ran over the rocks.
  • The river ran into the sea.
  • Your work runs from fair to bad.
  • Wax ran down the burning candle.
  • The ball struck the green and ran seven feet past the hole.
  • Fresh paint ran over the window molding onto the pane.
  • The dyes in this fabric are guaranteed not to run in washing.
  • Materials that run when washed.
  • Tears ran from her eyes.
  • Her eyes ran with tears.
  • How does your new watch run? Cars run on gasoline.
  • The noise of a dishwasher running.
  • The furnace runs most of the day.
  • Time is running out, and we must hurry.
  • To run into debt; to run into trouble.
  • The well ran dry.
  • The bill ran to $100.
  • The minutes of the last meeting run as follows.
  • Your interest runs from January 1st to December 31st.
  • The easement runs with the land.
  • The story runs for eight pages.
  • This road runs north to Litchfield.
  • The unpaved section runs for eight miles.
  • Shelves ran from floor to ceiling.
  • Two thousand copies ran before the typo was caught.
  • The account ran in all the papers. The political cartoon always runs on the editorial page.
  • The play ran for two years.
  • The picture runs for two hours.
  • A thought ran through his mind. Her eyes ran over the room.
  • The news of his promotion ran all over town.
  • The old tune ran through his mind all day.
  • This novel runs to long descriptions. Her sister is fat too, but the family runs to being overweight.
  • Potatoes are running large this year.
  • Every morning he ran the dirt path around the reservoir to keep in condition. She ran her fingers over the keyboard.
  • He ran the mile in just over four minutes.
  • To run a race; to run an errand.
  • Permitting children to run the streets.
  • To run a horse across a field.
  • He ran his best filly in the Florida Derby.
  • He ran himself out of breath trying to keep pace.
  • To run deer on foot.
  • To run a fox to cover; to run the stallion into the barn.
  • He ran town before the robbery was discovered.
  • To run a ferry between New York and New Jersey.
  • I'll run you home in my car.
  • He ran his eyes over the letter. She ran a comb through her hair.
  • To run a blockade.
  • To run guns across the border.
  • Can you run a tractor?
  • Run off 3000 of these posters. The newspapers ran the story on page one.
  • The doctor wanted to run a blood test. The factory ran 50,000 gallons of paint a day.
  • They ran the presses 24 hours a day.
  • On cold days he would run the car motor to prevent stalling.
  • He ran the ship aground. She ran the car up on the curb.
  • To run a business; to run one's own life.
  • He ran the heart suit before leading spades.
  • Through his habitual lateness he ran the danger of being fired.
  • To run the water for a bath.
  • She ran a hot tub for him.
  • The well ran 500 barrels of oil daily.
  • He ran a large monthly tab at the club.
  • To run a rope in a pulley.
  • He ran his ball seven feet past the hole.
  • To run a seam.
  • To run a stocking on a protruding nail.
  • He ran his troops into an ambush. They ran themselves into debt.
  • To run a nail into a board; to run one's head against a wall; to run one's hand into one's pocket.
  • They run sixty head of cattle on their ranch.
  • To run a partition across a room; to run a telephone cable from Boston to Buffalo.
  • To run a line over a surface; to run a line through a word.
  • This watch runs $30.
  • The car repair will run you a couple of hundred at least.
  • A five-minute run before breakfast.
  • A run to reach the store before it closes.
  • A run from the police who were hot on his trail.
  • The boys set out at a run.
  • A run to shore before the storm.
  • A three-mile run.
  • A truck on its daily run from farm to market; a nonstop run from Louisville to Memphis.
  • He got a seven-foot run with his chip shot.
  • To take a run up to New York.
  • A strafing run.
  • The evening run from New York to London.
  • They kept each press in the plant on a 14-hour run.
  • A daily run of 400,000 gallons of paint.
  • A run in a stocking.
  • The run of our business from a small store to a large chain.
  • The run of the grain of wood.
  • The normal run of events.
  • To allow one's guests the run of the house.
  • A run from trainee to supervisor.
  • A long run on Broadway.
  • A run of good luck; a run of good weather.
  • A run of 30 scoreless innings.
  • A heart run.
  • A run on umbrellas on a rainy day.
  • Her last book had a briefer run than her first.
  • They kept each oil well on an eight-hour run.
  • A run of 500 barrels a day.
  • The snow melting on the mountains caused a run of water into the valley.
  • A superior run of blouses.
  • The run of 19th-century novels tends to be of a sociological nature.
  • A bobsled run; a run for training beginning skiers.
  • A chicken run.
  • A run of salmon.
  • Run butter.
  • Run bronze.
  • The out-of-town team gave us a run for our money.
  • Retribution will come, in the long run.
  • Recession may be averted in the short run if policy changes are made now.
  • He's so busy, he's always on the run.
  • To run afoul of the law; He argued with his father and has run afoul of him ever since.
  • You had better run for it before anyone else arrives.
  • After the first game of tennis, I ran out of gas and had to rest.
  • Many businesses are running scared because of increasing competition.
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