cross-country runner
Example Sentences
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My resolution derived from a desire to give myself every possible advantage as a cross-country runner.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
As I became a teenager and a cross-country runner, complaints were voiced about my various odors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 26, 2026
Jean-Pierre is a vegetarian, former high school cross-country runner and former volunteer firefighter who shares a daughter with her partner, CNN journalist Suzanne Malveaux.
From Washington Post ● May 17, 2022
It happened again Wednesday, except this time it was teammates applauding Sahlman as the winner of the Gatorade national cross-country runner of the year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 23, 2022
She’s wearing a team rosa shirt, but she’s not a cross-country runner.
From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen
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