run
verb (used without object)
to go quickly by moving the legs more rapidly than at a walk and in such a manner that for an instant in each step all or both feet are off the ground.
had run
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past perfectof run.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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The renovation on a different Fed building, completed in 2022, had run over budget and past schedule.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
They had run into each other at Gelson’s on Van Nuys Boulevard.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
Montgomerie joined Reform after a long career as a Tory adviser and commentator, and he had run the ConservativeHome website.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
Minutes later, the 47-year-old watched the Trishuli Bazaar Secondary School he had run for years collapse into a raging torrent.
From Barron's ● Sep. 6, 2026
Rufus was so scared he shot up like a bolt of lightning had run right through him.
From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan
