the runs

Example Sentences

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The Lakers talked every practice about the runs the Thunder go on and how they had to limit them.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

"I saw the runs from the Swiss guys, they were getting better and better. I thought it would be hard to beat them, but I skied really well," he said.

From Barron's • Feb. 7, 2026

"It was a special moment to get that milestone but, more importantly, the runs on the board for the team," said 33-year-old Sciver-Brunt.

From BBC • Jan. 26, 2026

But with the runs drying up, he charged at Sundar and was trapped lbw, and when Mitchell Owen departed for one and Mitchell Starc for two Australia were in trouble at 201-7.

From Barron's • Oct. 25, 2025

This was less than a third of the runs of the three preceding years.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson