marathon

Example Sentences

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Kempczinski, an avid marathon runner who had joined the company just a few years earlier, hadn’t been part of the late-night socializing of the previous regime.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

His marathon coverage garnered national notice and, two years later, an offer to move to a larger market in Milwaukee.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

In October last year, women's marathon world record-holder Ruth Chepngetich was banned for three years after the Kenyan admitted to anti-doping rule violations.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

There are the guides that suggest one task a day for 30 days; the ones that stretch the process across four weekends; the ones that amount to a 16-hour cleaning marathon.

From Salon • Mar. 19, 2026

It didn’t take a math genius to calculate that his speed and time combined meant he’d run roughly half a marathon by the time he returned to the Glade.

From "The Maze Runner" by James Dashner