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 few weeks earlier, a teammate had shared a video of a deer hitting a cross-country runner.
From Washington Post • Nov. 8, 2022
Ku Stevens was a state champion, and the fastest high school cross-country runner in all of Nevada.
From New York Times • Nov. 17, 2021
She’s wearing a team rosa shirt, but she’s not a cross-country runner.
From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen
