runners
Example Sentences
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Both excellent long distance runners as well as footballers in their primary school days, Tyler and Jack have tended to be viewed as a pair.
From BBC • May 31, 2026
Thousands of spectators lined the streets to support the runners and double Olympic champion Dame Kelly Holmes returned to the starter's platform for the elite women's race.
From BBC • May 31, 2026
Even though the Bobcats’ shaky defense spotted USC two unearned runs, the Trojans will surely lament stranding runners in scoring position in each of the first seven innings.
From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026
A passed ball put runners on second and third and Miles Clark delivers the sacrifice fly.
From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026
About a mile and a half out of town, a deputy blocked the entrance to a bridge after the runners had passed over, and refused to let reporters and cameramen go any farther.
From "Because They Marched" by Russell Freedman
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