run across
Britishverb
Example Sentences
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Shadow tankers often appear to run across land or be in locations inconsistent with their recent track.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
In the sixth, an unlucky bounce pushed the go-ahead run across the plate.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
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
Blurred green tattoos run across his knuckles and up his hairy arms.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
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