run across
Britishverb
Example Sentences
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Von Mierers, intimately engaged with both the Manhattan club scene and Wall Street, was fated to run across Mr. Richards.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026
The witness described how the young children and other bystanders had "run across the road" in panic.
From Barron's ● May 28, 2026
Following an executive order from President Trump last week, Sable Offshore Corp. announced Monday that it resumed oil flow through pipelines that run across Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo and Kern counties.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 16, 2026
"It was a nice way to get out and move, and 18 months later I became the first type 1 diabetic to run across the UK," he says.
From BBC ● Jan. 18, 2026
I run across Tatarska and throw myself at him, and his package goes rolling down the paving stones.
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
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