of or designating something that is added or run on.
a run-on entry in a dictionary.
Prosody. (of a line of verse) having a thought that carries over to the next line, especially without a syntactical break.
run-on matter.
Automotive. after-run.
(intr) to continue without interruption
to write with linked-up characters
printing to compose text matter without indentation or paragraphing
printing
text matter composed without indenting
( as modifier )
run-on text matter
a word added at the end of a dictionary entry whose meaning can be easily inferred from the definition of the headword
( as modifier )
a run-on entry
First recorded in 1900–05; adj., noun use of verb phrase run on
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Andy O’Bryan, who co-founded an online group for entrepreneurs interested in AI, said he’s seen more people trying to scuff up AI-generated prose with typos or run-on sentences.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 6, 2026
England coach Steve Borthwick has responded to the Scotland loss by making three personnel changes to his run-on side, with Henry Pollock given a first Test start after seven appearances as a replacement.
From Barron's ● Feb. 18, 2026
But if the above resembles a run-on sentence, here’s the reason: the Seattle Storm Center for Basketball Performance defies easy description.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 18, 2024
Bowl at 4:30 p.m. at SoFi Stadium against Mountain West champion Boise State solely as a full-stop punctuation mark for this run-on season.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 15, 2023
His run-on sentences throbbed with anger and hatred.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
Their method proved efficient enough for some of the calculations to run on a personal laptop.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 20, 2026
On Friday, in the Dodgers’ 2-1 victory at Yankee Stadium, the Yankees scored their only run on Rushing’s passed ball.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2026
Meanwhile, SpaceXAI, Meta and the Chinese companies proliferating open-source models—free for anyone to run on their own hardware—have in effect already kicked off that price war.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
"Open-source" or "open-weight" models work differently: the developers release the model's core files for anyone to download, modify and run on their own computers.
From Barron's ● Jul. 9, 2026
“Hey, since we were talking about it—I have another job to run on Thursday night. I want you to help.”
From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia
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