run up against
Example Sentences
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But now, his hopes have run up against reality.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
Efforts to narrow that definition, the court found, run up against those statutory protections.
From Salon ● Apr. 25, 2026
Management made the forecast as gains in running shoes, soccer gear and a rebound in North America run up against an array of other problems.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 31, 2026
Those conditions run up against Washington’s efforts to push Tehran into speedy talks under the threat of military force.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 29, 2026
Frank and Joe had already run up against him once on a case, when they were trying to find the missing money from a video-game competition.
From "Hopping Mad (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #4)" by Franklin W. Dixon
