running after

Example Sentences

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Hosam Algaer, a Leipzig resident originally from Libya, told AFP he narrowly avoided being hit by the vehicle before running after it to try and help the injured until the car came to a stop.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

Running only 76 minutes, the movie is a veristic and voluble delight, an exercise in eavesdropping on a pair of smart, funny people who wear posterity—there’s a tape recorder running, after all—with wry lightness.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 6, 2025

One previous candidate dropped out of the running after a disastrous hearing before the council, and another would-be commissioner quietly withdrew from running earlier this year.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 10, 2025

Jenrick has proved adept at making a splash on social media - including running after fare-dodging Tube travellers - and some have wondered whether he has ever really stopped campaigning for the party leadership.

From BBC • Jul. 22, 2025

Emma shouted, and we all took off running after it, slipping and sliding on the ice, rounding the corner into the snow-choked alley that ran between the glaciated building and the one next to it.

From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs