How to Use run by in a Sentence

run by

verb
  • Elections are run by the states.
    — Heath Kalb, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Of counsel to a law firm run by — who else?
    — Steve Bousquet, Sun Sentinel, 16 May 2026
  • Some are run by casting agencies.
    — Taran Khan, The Dial, 24 Mar. 2026
  • The whole United States is run by a code of laws.
    — Literary Hub, 12 May 2026
  • This particular event here is run by a great group of guys and gals.
    — Anna Ortiz, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
  • And what about a deep run by the United States team on home turf?
    — Greg Cote june 10, Miami Herald, 10 June 2026
  • The first hotel run by robots will open its doors to the public next year.
    — New Atlas, 26 June 2026
  • The country is still run by gangs, which leads to a second issue.
    — Pedro A. Rojas Arroyo, Boston Herald, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Most of them remain held in jails run by the SDF.
    — Ghaith Alsayed, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2026
  • Slot’s side certainly tired by the hour mark, having been made to run by their hosts.
    — Oliver Kay, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Is the workshop run by the artisan, or by a third party?
    — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 29 May 2026
  • And Venezuela is still being run by Maduro allies.
    — Jim Defede, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026
  • About half of the league’s teams’ telecasts are now run by MLB.
    — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
  • The legendary burger joint has been run by just three families and now is for sale.
    — Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2026
  • States run by Democrats are stripped of their federal funding.
    — Marc Novicoff, The Atlantic, 21 Jan. 2026
  • Patrons — many just as panicked and some in a drunken stupor — ran by her.
    — Emiliano Tahui Gómez, Austin American Statesman, 8 Mar. 2026
  • Chelsea have taken one point from their past 21, the worst run by any side in the top half this season.
    — Sukhman Singh, New York Times, 16 May 2026
  • The lock is run by the Army Corps of Engineers.
    — CBS News, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Much of the dairy for his creations are sourced from the Norman farm run by his wife and sister.
    — Kasia Dietz, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Feb. 2026
  • It is now run by their granddaughter, Lynsi.
    — Sari Hitchins, Parents, 8 Mar. 2026
  • Pangaea is owned and run by Rob Archie and his wife Kindra.
    — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 10 Feb. 2026
  • It’s not run by management, but by the employees.
    — John Moorlach, Oc Register, 5 Apr. 2026
  • The prison system run by the Assad regime was not the only one in the country.
    — Amer Matar, The Dial, 26 May 2026
  • The games tent was run by an older but spry gentleman by the name of Cornelius.
    — Literary Hub, 20 May 2026
  • The Shamrocks would tack on the rest of their runs by the fourth inning and would nearly coast to the win.
    — Jack Murray, Boston Herald, 7 June 2026
  • The Duke-Florida State game had runs by both teams and was close all the way.
    — Charlotte Observer, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Also, these returning seasons, they're run by themes.
    — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Feb. 2026
  • An 11-0 run by the Tigers puts the Aggies in an early hole.
    — Tony Catalina, Austin American Statesman, 7 Mar. 2026
  • The dead were taken to a field hospital run by the Red Crescent.
    — Melanie Lidman, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2026
  • Many, though not all, of these companies are still owned and run by the descendants of their founders all these years later.
    — Matt Durot, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026

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