run into
Example Sentences
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At the time, the league’s governing body was weighing the introduction of VAR, only to run into a popular movement of supporters’ clubs against it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
They are, however, beatable and will run into serial winners and European champions Spain in the semi-final if they both come through their quarter-finals.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
And even, to some degree, with the bureaucratic stonewalling they run into constantly, and the seemingly blasé attitude of state officialdom about destroying records on cold cases, or just responding to phone calls.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
The efforts have run into resistance in court and within his own party.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026
She sounded as careless and charming as if she had just run into an old friend at the theater.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
