runners

Example Sentences

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In that loss, USC stranded 13 runners, struck out 12 times and left men in scoring position in each of the first seven innings.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 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

It's 9am at Kew Bridge in west London, and tourists, runners and dog walkers are queuing up at the Dear Coco vintage Italian coffee cart.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

There’s a reason runners swear by pickle juice as a recovery drink, and why “pickle girls” have become their own corner of the internet.

From Salon • May 28, 2026

The stream of runners is much lighter than what we'd seen this morning, but these runners are still at it, feet pounding the asphalt and foreheads glistening with sweat.

From "The Sky at Our Feet" by Nadia Hashimi