How to Use run to in a Sentence

run to

verb
  • That's a big run to land at this stage!
    — Sean Nevin, NBC news, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Brewer’s run to this point was far from easy.
    — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 May 2026
  • Nacua turned and ran to the Bears’ 27.
    — Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 19 Jan. 2026
  • Of course Bryce comes back alone and runs to the firepit to greet her.
    — Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 29 June 2026
  • Ray left the job that year, and Hall ran to replace her.
    — James Verini, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
  • That said, this stock never ran to begin with.
    — Alexa Lomonaco, CNBC, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Because so much has to happen for one run to be scored.
    — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2026
  • The scores then reset, and those eight skiers will get one run to try to take gold.
    — Nbc News, NBC news, 11 Feb. 2026
  • The children then ran to a neighbor’s house.
    — Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 3 Feb. 2026
  • The girl screamed and ran to a neighbor's home as the suspect took off.
    — Ashley Paul, CBS News, 29 June 2026
  • Thinking fast, the two men ran to the home to make sure no one was inside.
    — Sara Belcher, PEOPLE, 15 Apr. 2026
  • New England had a priceless run to this game.
    — Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Vargas said the man who spotted him ran to call police.
    — Mike Sullivan, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
  • The child then tried to run to the actor before being stopped.
    — Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2026
  • His politics run to the left side of the spectrum.
    — Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2026
  • The final season ran to just eight episodes rather than 13.
    — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Aicher had a solid run to place fourth and gain 50 points.
    — ABC News, 22 Mar. 2026
  • In April, the statement ran to 341 words.
    — Rachel Barber, USA Today, 17 June 2026
  • Four Democrats are running to succeed her.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2026
  • Her son, Jax, ran to shore and said his dad and sister were drowning.
    — Doha Madani, NBC news, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Dylan ran to grab a magnetic card case.
    — Larry Holder, New York Times, 6 May 2026
  • The Dukes added an 8-0 run to begin to the fourth to pull away.
    — ABC News, 9 Mar. 2026
  • Now on foot, Juenke ordered a group of young girls to run to higher ground.
    — CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Now on foot, Juenke ordered a group of young girls to run to higher ground.
    — Jim Vertuno, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Even with Ray on the mound, the Giants still need to score runs to win.
    — David Troy Outkick, FOXNews.com, 10 June 2026
  • Notre Dame put the game out of reach with an 11-2 run to start the third.
    — Joe Reedy, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2026
  • The things that changed from their first run to now seemed mostly positive to them.
    — Steve Appleford, SPIN, 16 June 2026
  • Your acceptance speech — and that run to the stage — has brought people so much joy.
    — Kailyn Brown, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026
  • Supply runs to Palatka, some forty-five miles away, took all of two weeks.
    — Literary Hub, 23 Feb. 2026
  • Holmes was critical for a program that made a run to the Div.
    — Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 1 Feb. 2026

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