marathon

Example Sentences

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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

To make his end-of-February deal marathon more entertaining, Mikula pulled up a bingo card with self-imposed challenges in each space like calling 50 dealerships for quotes on one car.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 2026

If I had known I was going to be running a half marathon all around the hospital, I might’ve bothered to bring my portable oxygen.

From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott