runners

Example Sentences

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Thousands of spectators lined the streets to support the runners and double Olympic champion Dame Kelly Holmes returned to the starter's platform for the elite women's race.

From BBC • May 31, 2026

Both excellent long distance runners as well as footballers in their primary school days, Tyler and Jack have tended to be viewed as a pair.

From BBC • May 31, 2026

Both runners finished well ahead of the USA Track & Field qualifying standard for the 2028 Olympic marathon, which will also be held in Los Angeles.

From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026

She was one of two runners from the school to qualify for the CIF Southern Section Division I preliminaries.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

There's a rise in the cheering; a new wave of runners must be moving through the hall of people.

From "The Sky at Our Feet" by Nadia Hashimi