ran
verb
simple past tense of run.
ran
1 American
[ran]
/ ræn /
verb
Ran
2
American
[rahn]
/ rɑn /
noun
Scandinavian Mythology.
RAN
1
British
abbreviation
ran
2
British
/ ræn /
verb
Example Sentences
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"We all ran out of the building, the power lines were swaying, and everyone was outside," Arnulfo Santos, a worker at a flour mill in Santiago de Veraguas told AFP.
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026
Handed the reins for the first time since middle school, Mestemaker threw 34 touchdowns, ran for five more and passed for 4,379 yards—the most in the country.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
County officials said voters weren’t questioned and polling places ran normally despite the brief ICE presence nearby.
From Salon ● Oct. 8, 2026
The page's mission statement says: "We exist to protect the integrity of the sport by ensuring that the times athletes share publicly reflect the times they actually ran."
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
I ran around to the outside of the building.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
“I actually jumped for joy,” Ran, 39, recalled.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026
Ran lean today and got the job done.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 28, 2026
Last week, the Israeli military said it had retrieved the remains of police officer Master Sgt Ran Gvili at a cemetery in northern Gaza.
From BBC ● Feb. 2, 2026
"Many generations will draw inspiration from Ran Gvili, a hero of Israel, and from all our other heroes... This is the generation of heroism. This is the generation of victory."
From Barron's ● Jan. 28, 2026
Right next door, in lane two, Ran Laurie, Noel Duckworth, and the rest of the British crew did the same.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
The mandate also calls for more efforts to accelerate next-generation technologies including quantum innovation, AI and radio access network, known as Cloud RAN.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2025
"As soon as he saw me and heard me call his name out, he turned around and RAN back inside the house through the same door in the garage," Herrera describes.
From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2022
“A few minutes later I saw Mr. Paxton RAN from the door inside the garage towards the rear door behind the driver side,” Mr. Herrera wrote.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 27, 2022
"A few minutes later I saw Mr. Paxton RAN from the door inside the garage towards the rear door behind the driver side," he writes.
From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2022
Fifty Thoughtful little ladies, All lovers of book-lore, Ten RAN in-to Cole's Book Arcade, And there remained two-score.
From Cole's Funny Picture Book No. 1 by E. W. (Edward William) Cole
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