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 Royals had two runners aboard in the ninth, but couldn’t scratch a run across the plate.
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Kansas City Star,
2 July 2026
The campaign’s political committee invested $20 million in its first round of TV ads to run across Florida’s major media markets beginning Tuesday.
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Claire Heddles,
Miami Herald,
2 July 2026
Planet Pride is produced by Jake Resnicow, whose large-scale LGBTQ+ events run across New York, Miami, Chicago and beyond.
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Jeff Benjamin,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
The Mets scored six runs across those innings — not solely Rincones’ fault, but defense played a role.
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Charlotte Varnes,
New York Times,
29 June 2026
On the east, about a mile of pipe would run across the south end of Hurd State Park, part of which was donated to the state by one of the companies that became Eversource, the Hartford Electric Eight Company.
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Edmund H. Mahony,
Hartford Courant,
29 June 2026
South Africa’s bench players ran across the sideline to celebrate with Maseko for his first World Cup goal.
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ABC News,
24 June 2026
The visible gap for the door mechanism running across the rear fenders is unfortunate, especially since more basic minivans showcase clean surfaces there.
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Tim Stevens,
Robb Report,
19 June 2026
Beaver Mountain Resort has 48 runs across 828 acres—plus an average annual snowfall of more than 400 inches.
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Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
19 June 2026
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Kansas City Star,
2 July 2026
The campaign’s political committee invested $20 million in its first round of TV ads to run across Florida’s major media markets beginning Tuesday.
—
Claire Heddles,
Miami Herald,
2 July 2026
Planet Pride is produced by Jake Resnicow, whose large-scale LGBTQ+ events run across New York, Miami, Chicago and beyond.
—
Jeff Benjamin,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
The Mets scored six runs across those innings — not solely Rincones’ fault, but defense played a role.
—
Charlotte Varnes,
New York Times,
29 June 2026
On the east, about a mile of pipe would run across the south end of Hurd State Park, part of which was donated to the state by one of the companies that became Eversource, the Hartford Electric Eight Company.
—
Edmund H. Mahony,
Hartford Courant,
29 June 2026
South Africa’s bench players ran across the sideline to celebrate with Maseko for his first World Cup goal.
—
ABC News,
24 June 2026
The visible gap for the door mechanism running across the rear fenders is unfortunate, especially since more basic minivans showcase clean surfaces there.
—
Tim Stevens,
Robb Report,
19 June 2026
Beaver Mountain Resort has 48 runs across 828 acres—plus an average annual snowfall of more than 400 inches.
—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
19 June 2026
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“Run across.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/run%20across. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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