run across
Britishverb
Example Sentences
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The witness described how the young children and other bystanders had "run across the road" in panic.
From Barron's ● May 28, 2026
Palace were in the midst of a 12-game winless run across all competitions, which had seen them slip out of the Premier League's top five and plummet towards the relegation zone.
From BBC ● May 27, 2026
Every once in a while she will run across an item or article asking the question: “Whatever happened to Jane Kaczmarek?”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 10, 2026
Shadow fleet routes sometimes appear to run across land.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 22, 2026
I had to make my round of errands to deliver eyeglasses and I stole a few minutes to run across the street to talk to Harrison.
From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright
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