How to Use runner in a Sentence

runner

noun
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  • The runner slid into third base.
  • The beach club can store e-foils, wave runners, and the like.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 25 Sep. 2024
  • With the score tied at 2, the Mariners had runners on first and third with no outs in the eighth.
    — Steve Gorten, Miami Herald, 22 June 2024
  • So the marathon runner decided to walk the rest of the way.
    — NBC News, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Some runners from the Ukrainian club cheered at a spot on the course.
    — Jennie Coughlin, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2023
  • Want to be the runner of the week or know someone who should be?
    — Michael J. Baumgarn, Detroit Free Press, 25 Aug. 2023
  • Juarez came to the plate with runners on second and third and two out.
    — Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Aug. 2023
  • Of these, the United States has the most runners in the race—25 of them—and most of this investment.
    — Deborah Wince-Smith, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
  • Luke Raley walked and a wild pitch moved the runners over.
    — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 12 Aug. 2024
  • The Jaguars put two runners on with two outs in the bottom of the ninth, but could not come up with the walk-off win.
    — Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al, 13 May 2023
  • In the kitchen, an antique runner adds some pattern to the space.
    — Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 24 Sep. 2024
  • Jose is a hard runner and always has a huge chaw in his lip.
    — Daniel Kohn, SPIN, 29 Mar. 2023
  • All runners will get a bib and T-shirt, with the first 3,500 to cross the finish line earning a medal.
    — Detroit Free Press, 10 Mar. 2024
  • Many marathon runners do a two- to three-mile shakeout run.
    — Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 3 Nov. 2023
  • The runner, Joshua Fuentes, came around to score on single by Arcia for the Braves' first run.
    — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 22 Mar. 2023
  • Still runners at first and second with no outs and Rowdy Tellez at the plate.
    — Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2023
  • At a young age, Moses was a lot smaller than the other runners.
    — Sabrina Clay, CNN, 21 Sep. 2024
  • The Tigers were 3-for-13 with runners in scoring position in the game.
    — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 28 Apr. 2024
  • Hunter Renfroe saves a run The White Sox scored a run in the sixth inning and had runners on the corners with one out.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 5 Apr. 2024
  • Henry, an avid runner, was the second person to cross the finish line with a time of 22:42.
    — Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2023
  • His catcher got crossed up, the ball caromed away and a runner from third scored the game-winning run.
    — Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic, 27 Feb. 2023
  • But Nick Maton struck out swinging at a down-and-in slider to strand the runners in the third inning.
    — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 4 May 2023
  • In the fifth, the Dodgers had runners on first and second with two out when Smith hit another sharp grounder.
    — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
  • Start with a neutral tablecloth or runner and then place this bath mat in the center.
    — Megan Boettcher, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Mar. 2023
  • Know the different types of sleds The most traditional type of sled is the runner sled.
    — Jessica MacDonald, Travel + Leisure, 12 Dec. 2023
  • Cyrus held the phone as Timmy told the supplier that the seller and the runner needed to hurry.
    — Charles Bethea, The New Yorker, 13 Feb. 2024
  • In the bottom of the third, with runners at the corners, Myers’ single helped close the White Sox’s three-run lead and put the Marlins on the board 3-1.
    — Kaushik Sampath, Miami Herald, 7 July 2024
  • Texas loaded the bases in the bottom of the sixth off Canady and two runners came around to score on a single to right field by Henry.
    — Tim Willert, The Mercury News, 30 May 2024
  • There are some runners that are better from the gun and better on perimeter-type schemes.
    — Terry Pluto, cleveland, 25 July 2023
  • Meanwhile, the six majors in the men’s and women’s divisions have all been won by separate runners, which has spread the wealth around.
    — Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 3 Nov. 2024

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