Want to use Running correctly in a sentence? These 20 example sentences show the word in context, together with its meaning and synonyms like standing or linear.

Common word

Running in a sentence

Running | Runner | Runners | Runnings | Runningback | Runningmate

Running meaning

present participle and gerund of run

Synonyms of Running

standing run lengthwise linear flying passing continual squirting spurting spouting jetting pouring gushing moving lengthways

Example sentences (20)

The world’s longest-running medical drama has been running since 1986, with the latest series beginning last month.

If running three or six miles is too much, you can always complete those races by alternating walking and running.

At running back, Mike Garafolo reports that the Bengals will host running back Xazavian on a pre-draft visit as well.

Speaking in a video, he recalled running by the lake in Annecy when people running towards him urged him to flee.

But running can be so much more than that, and a lot of us have come to running for those things… and not the PR.

In my opinion, any Republican currently running for president would be better than any Democrat running for president.

One year, a guy started running into the school every day and grabbing female students, molesting them, and running out.

After the show started running, Rita Ora stepped in last minute and kept the show running, as first reported by Page Six.

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And they were running a confirmatory trial or running the trial to the end to get to confirmatory endpoints.

This did not stop Rubio, however, and turned his perspective from running as competition to running for fun.

Running back Alexander Mattison rushed five times for 60 yards, while running back Zamir White had 50 yards on 17 carries.

Thabang Mosiako, 28, running for Nedbank running club, beat Melikhaya Frans to the finish line in 1.03.36.

Haley is running against for the 2024 nomination, though some analysts have she is actually running to be his vice president.

I said, hey, when we’re working on the handoffs with the running backs would you please just take a couple as a running back.

The Aztecs also graduated starting running backs Jordan Byrd and Chance Bell, though depth remains in the running backs room.

Twenty-two percent of respondents who were already running before the pandemic said they started running more once it started.

In the case of a running back, that option is extremely important as long-term deals with running backs are tricky to work out.

But once I got into running, I would think about only running at the village track and later stadium).

Hundreds of trainers and running shoes will be collected from participants at events including the London Marathon Running Show.

Murray was the running backs coach for in 2019 and has been Oklahoma's running backs coach since 2020.

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Common combinations with running

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • running back 62×
  • running backs 28×
  • running for 28×
  • and running 24×
  • of running 21×
  • the running 21×
  • running the 20×
  • is running 18×
  • running out 12×
  • running and 11×

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "running" in a sentence?
An example: "The world’s longest-running medical drama has been running since 1986, with the latest series beginning last month." This page contains 20 example sentences with the word "running" from real English texts.
What does "running" mean?
Running means: present participle and gerund of run
What are synonyms of "running"?
Common synonyms of "running" include: standing, run, lengthwise, linear, flying, passing, continual, squirting. Plus 7 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "running" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 20 example sentences with "running", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.

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