were running
- past progressive of run.
Example Sentences
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"Unfortunately we were running out of space," said collections director Melissa Kozlowski.
From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026
Just one month earlier, new claims were running under 200,000.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 11, 2026
Emotions were running high again at CBS News.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026
According to Marcia, George was convinced he’d be laughed out of Hollywood because in the original script characters were running around and shooting at one another and nobody was getting hurt.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2026
I expected them to be shocked that, once upon a time on Wall Street, the CEOs had only the vaguest idea of the complicated risks their bond traders were running.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
