How to Use runway in a Sentence

runway

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  • Planes get pushed back from the gate, taxi to the runway and take off.
    — Ryan Erik King / Jalopnik, Quartz, 26 Feb. 2024
  • After the runway show, Snoop Dogg hit the stage for a set that brought the crowd to its feet.
    — Lindzi Scharf, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 May 2023
  • Days later, Kendall Jenner was one of the first to take the look from the runway to the streets.
    — Luz García, Glamour, 23 Nov. 2023
  • In the clip, the ladies showcased their runway walks and outfits.
    — Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 19 July 2023
  • For proof, take a look at the runway looks from Versace and Dior.
    — Jessica Scemama, Glamour, 19 Oct. 2023
  • The rooftop pool, which overlooks the runway and is open year-round, is the icing on the cake.
    — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 5 Apr. 2024
  • Then, on their fourth approach of the day to the airport, the pair crashed just off the runway around 11 a.m.
    — Noah Goldbergstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2022
  • On runways like Tory Burch, Tibi, and more, a wool maxi coat proved to be the trend of the season.
    — Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 2 Jan. 2024
  • The lingerie brand announced the return of the runway show in May.
    — Catherine Santino, People.com, 16 Oct. 2024
  • The French fashion house had its first runway in Africa.
    — Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 9 Dec. 2022
  • All three wheels hit the runway so hard, my teeth rattled.
    — Sarah Schutte, National Review, 25 Jan. 2024
  • Flight data from Flightradar24 shows the two planes coming close on the runway.
    — Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY, 6 Feb. 2023
  • Liang sent her model down the runway with sheer black knee socks and a pair of Salomons.
    — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2023
  • But at that point, the aircraft doors had been secured and the aircraft had began to taxi to the runway.
    — Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 21 Mar. 2024
  • The runway was briefly closed to clear debris, but has since reopened.
    — Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 13 Mar. 2024
  • This fashion month has seen a variety of flared jeans present on the runways and on the streets.
    — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 5 Oct. 2023
  • The plane had apparently drifted to the east and was no longer lined up with the runway.
    — Kris Van Cleave, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2024
  • The runways were in the process of being inspected for damage.
    — Ray Sanchez, CNN, 5 Apr. 2024
  • Coach’s Fall/Winter 2023 runway was filled with the color.
    — Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 4 Dec. 2023
  • Why does an instance of an older cast of runway models have to be a rare one?
    — Nicola Dall'asen, Allure, 14 Feb. 2024
  • That’s not to say there wasn’t memorable fashion on the runways.
    — Simbarashe Cha, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2023
  • According to Flightradar 24, the Southwest plane was cleared to take off when the FedEx plane was three miles from the runway.
    — Maham Javaid, Washington Post, 5 Feb. 2023
  • Do had poet Ocean Vuong, a friend, write a prose that appeared on the runway and across tank tops and shirting.
    — Rachel Tashjian, Washington Post, 9 Sep. 2023
  • Gone are the days of the genderless and the gender-bending taking center stage on the runways.
    — José Criales-Unzueta, Vogue, 25 Jan. 2024
  • Straight and wavy and curly hair all took new forms on the spring runways, inspiring us to want to do more than just air dry our hair.
    — Paige Stables, Allure, 18 Sep. 2023
  • At the end of the show Beckham walked the length of the runway on crutches, which her husband David said was caused by a gym accident.
    — Amy Woodyatt, CNN, 2 Mar. 2024
  • So much so that its players have been featured on the runways of New York Fashion Week.
    — Victoria Hernandez, USA TODAY, 11 Apr. 2023
  • Turning down the dirt runway, Zdarsky opened up the throttle, and with a fierce whine, the Skyhawk surged forward, streaking across the desert.
    — Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Aug. 2023
  • On the runway at Prada, for example, the jacket was styled with a knit bodysuit, red fringe skirt, and pumps.
    — Aemilia Madden, refinery29.com, 21 Oct. 2024
  • Below, eight lacy dress and slip skirt outfits that not only have the runway seal-of-approval, but the fashion-girl one, too.
    — Laura Jackson, Vogue, 28 Oct. 2024

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