cross-country runner
Example Sentences
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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
Ryan Gainer, a teen with autism, was a cross-country runner who worked out his frustrations with six-mile runs and dreamed of becoming an engineer.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2024
A star student and a cross-country runner, she decided that she wouldn’t let her illness mess with her G.P.A., even when teachers told her she could coast.
From New York Times • Apr. 29, 2022
Richard Montgomery sophomore Grace Finnegan — the fastest three-mile cross-country runner in the state — collapsed while running alongside Higgins and did not finish.
From Washington Post • Sep. 21, 2021
She’s wearing a team rosa shirt, but she’s not a cross-country runner.
From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen
