run to

verb

1. (intr, preposition) to be sufficient for

   my income doesn't run to luxuries

Idioms and Phrases

Amount to, as in The total will run to thousands of dollars . This usage employs run in the sense of “extend.” [Mid-1500s]

Lean toward, favor, as in My taste runs to chocolate desserts . [ Colloquial ; second half of 1800s] Also see run to earth ; run to form ; run to seed .

Example Sentences

The Yankees managed to win a single game only because Judge hit a clutch home run to spark a dramatic comeback that provided a faint glimmer of hope.

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Then in London, he had several off-days during his run to the final before losing to Sinner.

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“Some of these financial statements can run to hundreds of pages, so the ability to inject those with AI capabilities and turn effort that used to take literally hours into minutes is just something that improves the quality of that,” Jackson said.

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This change “sets the stage for RUN to expand its presence as peers exit the market.”

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Yes, the yellow metal’s record run to over $4,000 an ounce might be grabbing all the headlines.

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