run along
verb
ran along; run along; running along; runs along
: to go away : be on one's way : depart
Synonyms of run along
Examples of run along in a Sentence
I'd love to stay longer, but I must be running along.
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People in the video can be seen running along the shoulder of a road toward first responders while debris is strewn about.
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Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 28 Dec. 2025
The new housing would be built along the new trolley line, which runs along Clairemont’s western edge near Morena Boulevard between Old Town and UC San Diego.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Dec. 2025
The area under avalanche warning runs along Idaho 75 in the Sawtooth Mountains, Western Smoky Mountains, Galena Summit and Eastern Mountains.
—Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 25 Dec. 2025
Inside, there’s an austere bedstead, ladder-back chairs, a cast-iron stove, and a wooden pegboard running along the walls—all sourced from a village near Albany.
—Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
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Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 28 Dec. 2025
The new housing would be built along the new trolley line, which runs along Clairemont’s western edge near Morena Boulevard between Old Town and UC San Diego.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Dec. 2025
The area under avalanche warning runs along Idaho 75 in the Sawtooth Mountains, Western Smoky Mountains, Galena Summit and Eastern Mountains.
—Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 25 Dec. 2025
Inside, there’s an austere bedstead, ladder-back chairs, a cast-iron stove, and a wooden pegboard running along the walls—all sourced from a village near Albany.
—Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
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“Run along.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/run%20along. Accessed 31 Dec. 2025.
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