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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Her report ran in five installments in the New Yorker in 1963 and was published later that year as “Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
“It was very hard to stop because Kenny Moore ran the offense like a college quarterback. He learned to read the defensive end,” said receiver DeWayne Jett.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
The best part: Instead of chain-hotel dining, I had pizza and gelato on the promenade for dinner, sunset drinks at a rooftop bar and ran along the water the next morning.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Evans said he was not sure who ran the page and was investigating.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
They left the beeches and ran through a spruce forest.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
Ran them through what one player describes as the fiercest workout of their entire time together.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 30, 2026
"Ran was the first to charge, and Rani was the last to return," he said during a televised press conference.
From Barron's ● Jan. 28, 2026
It had been searching for Master Sgt Ran Gvili since the ceasefire with Hamas began in October.
From BBC ● Jan. 26, 2026
The remains of Ran Gvili, an Israeli military police sergeant who was killed and whose body was stolen to Gaza during the Hamas-led attack, were identified after a monthslong recovery effort.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 26, 2026
“Oh, that one! He was a good-for-nothing, and that’s the truth. Ran off with one of those jugglers from the state fair. I remember because she had that red hair.”
From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby
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
"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
“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
"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
I RAN into my room, and came out with a bundle in one hand and a coarse straw hat in the other.
From Phemie Frost's Experiences by Stephens, Ann S. (Ann Sophia)
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