dead run
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of dead run
First recorded in 1885–90
Example Sentences
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On a dead run, he juggled it like a sleight-of-hand performer.
From Washington Post • Jan. 22, 2023
Other estimates are much lower but Western officials estimate the numbers of Russian dead run into the thousands.
From Reuters • Apr. 15, 2022
We have been working at what feels like a dead run for over a year now, and it’s only just now finally starting to settle into something resembling normal.
From Slate • May 10, 2021
And I mean badly, horribly, like face-planting on asphalt at a dead run.
From New York Times • Oct. 17, 2016
I almost burst into the Half-Mast at a dead run and settled in against the back wall by the door.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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