How to Use runny in a Sentence

runny

adjective
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  • My eyes felt itchy and runny.
  • The scrambled eggs are runny.
  • The pudding is runnier than I like it.
  • Maybe a headache and some have like a runny nose, a cough.
    — oregonlive, 29 Dec. 2021
  • The flu comes with high fevers, body aches, headaches, cough and a runny nose.
    — Julie Washington, cleveland, 2 Nov. 2022
  • Your—or your child—have a runny nose, fever, and cough.
    — Byerin Prater, Fortune Well, 3 Mar. 2023
  • Crack the egg in the well and cook until the white is slightly cooked and yolk is runny.
    — Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Oct. 2021
  • The young girl had been sent home for having a runny nose.
    — Cindy Krischer Goodman, sun-sentinel.com, 30 Sep. 2021
  • Ever miss a day of 3rd grade with a headache, runny nose and a throat bruise?
    — Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 12 Oct. 2021
  • The extent of his symptoms were a loss of taste and smell, a mild fever, and a runny nose.
    — Katie McInerney, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Feb. 2021
  • The symptoms of the disease are fever, headache, cough, runny nose and body aches.
    — Reuters, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
  • The sugary filling will be soft and runny until the bars have a chance to cool.
    — Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 30 Oct. 2023
  • Symptoms include a high fever, cough, runny nose and a rash all over the body.
    — Nicholas Rice, Peoplemag, 24 Feb. 2024
  • If the filling is too warm and runny, chill it for a bit and whip filling again.
    — Carol Deptolla, Journal Sentinel, 27 July 2022
  • Symptoms can include a high fever, cough, runny nose and a rash all over the body.
    — Jordan Greene, Peoplemag, 11 Jan. 2024
  • The ones that come after days of misery for your child: the fever, the cough, the runny nose, and trouble breathing.
    — Emily Nadal, Parents, 20 July 2023
  • The meal kit comes with udon, shrimp, tempura, a runny egg and more.
    — Janelle Bitker, SFChronicle.com, 21 Jan. 2021
  • The most common symptoms of the Delta variant were headache, sore throat, runny nose, and fever.
    — Team Verywell Health, Verywell Health, 28 Apr. 2023
  • Each taco was savory and had a slight kick of spiciness that gave me a runny nose.
    — Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2024
  • One of the wedding guests came down with a cough, sore throat, runny nose, muscle aches and a loss of his sense of taste.
    — Los Angeles Times, 12 Nov. 2020
  • Belly rubs and cuddles bring red eyes and a runny nose.
    — Christiane Gelitz, Scientific American, 4 May 2023
  • In adults and kids, whooping cough can look very much like a cold, prompting a runny nose and cough.
    — Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC News, 17 Apr. 2024
  • When it’s boiled, there’s no way to tell if the egg is runny or set, with a yolk that’s smooth, fudgy, or the texture of a rubber boot.
    — Ruby Tandoh, Bon Appétit, 13 July 2022
  • Crack in 4 of the eggs and cook undisturbed until whites are set but yolks are still runny, 4 to 5 minutes.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Aug. 2022
  • Many locals believe it's best topped with a fried egg with a runny yolk.
    — Terry Ward, CNN, 27 Oct. 2022
  • Both the flu and Covid-19 can give you a fever, cough, shortness of breath, fatigue, sore throat, body aches and a runny or stuffy nose, the CDC said.
    — Ivana Kottasová, CNN, 21 Sep. 2020
  • The woman, no older than 30, had a runny nose and watery eyes and shook with chills.
    — Valeria Ricciulli, Curbed, 25 Oct. 2021
  • Symptoms, which peak within two to three days, are along the lines of a runny nose and watery eyes.
    — Suzanne Baker, chicagotribune.com, 27 Oct. 2020
  • Cold symptoms,like runny nose and cough, generally tend to be mild.
    — Korin Miller, Verywell Health, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Signs and symptoms of infection in humans often include sore throat, cough, fever, runny or stuffy nose, headache, muscle or body aches, fatigue and shortness of breath, the CDC says.
    — Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 18 Dec. 2024

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