be running

Example Sentences

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She has now switched into the midfield role she fills for Grenoble and will be running hard and straight at Rowland.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

During our investigation, we had been given a WhatsApp number on which Kardo Ranya and his associates were said to be running his business.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

But the Lakers at least wouldn’t be running out of gas so far from getting home every game, and they’d also have a better idea of how much farther they have to go.

From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2026

Turner said in that interview that he considered a presidential run in the 1990s, while married to actress Jane Fonda, but she had warned if he ran he’d be running alone.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

In whatever direction they ran they might be running straight to the monster; if they stood still he might at any moment emerge from the maze.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton