run across
verb
ran across; run across; running across; runs across
: to meet with or discover by chance
Examples of run across in a Sentence
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The ad will run across a variety of media through the end of April.
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Jamie L. Lareau, USA Today, 8 Feb. 2026
Surveillance video shows the 11-year-old girl running across the street in the crosswalk as the school bus approaches the intersection and turns right.
—Mahsa Saeidi, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
The investigation said the child was running across the street toward the school when they were hit.
—Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2026
Samus also runs across five allies, who provide help in the five biomes containing those keys.
—Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2026
The campaign will continue to run across platforms throughout the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.
—Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 28 Jan. 2026
The same mindset runs across other demanding categories.
—Wyles Daniel, Sacbee.com, 27 Jan. 2026
And the promotion for the movie has already started, with ad campaigns being run across 30 countries, from the side of the Duomo in Italy, to Piccadilly Circus in London, England.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 27 Jan. 2026
The sector runs across most of Arizona, from the New Mexico state line to the Yuma County line, CBP says.
—Holmes Lybrand, CNN Money, 27 Jan. 2026
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Jamie L. Lareau, USA Today, 8 Feb. 2026
Surveillance video shows the 11-year-old girl running across the street in the crosswalk as the school bus approaches the intersection and turns right.
—Mahsa Saeidi, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
The investigation said the child was running across the street toward the school when they were hit.
—Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2026
Samus also runs across five allies, who provide help in the five biomes containing those keys.
—Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2026
The campaign will continue to run across platforms throughout the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.
—Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 28 Jan. 2026
The same mindset runs across other demanding categories.
—Wyles Daniel, Sacbee.com, 27 Jan. 2026
And the promotion for the movie has already started, with ad campaigns being run across 30 countries, from the side of the Duomo in Italy, to Piccadilly Circus in London, England.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 27 Jan. 2026
The sector runs across most of Arizona, from the New Mexico state line to the Yuma County line, CBP says.
—Holmes Lybrand, CNN Money, 27 Jan. 2026
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“Run across.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/run%20across. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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