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
Pallotti sophomore Caleb Tenney, a cross-country runner since middle school, is still adapting to the differences that indoor races provide — not that you would know it from his performances.
From Washington Post • Feb. 7, 2023
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
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
