runners

Example Sentences

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When the runners arrived, the circle absorbed them.

From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2026

In each video, runners dart around church staff and race up staircases, seeing how far they can get before someone asks them to leave or threatens to call the police.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

The first of the runners are expected to cross the finish line shortly after 11:00.

From BBC • May 3, 2026

Mac recalls their four children hanging off the gates of Buckingham Palace during the first event in 1981, when just 6,500 runners took part, compared to 59,000 this year.

From BBC • May 3, 2026

It was wonderful to hear the runners sing, to feel the rush of the wind, to see the trail skim by and the dogs running with their ears laid back.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell