How to Use well-run in a Sentence

well-run

adjective
  • But his self-awareness set the tone for a warm and well-run room.
    — Priyanka Mattoo, Vulture, 6 Feb. 2024
  • As experts told us last year, Tesla is not a well-run enterprise.
    — Ars Technica, 21 Feb. 2025
  • Do residents feel a greater sense of connection in a well-run building?
    — Kim Velsey, Curbed, 16 May 2025
  • Thank you to Patty and her committee for a fantastic, well-run event.
    — Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Amazing fans, but a little spoiled because of how well-run and consistent the Dodgers have been for quite some time now.
    — Daniel Kohn, SPIN, 27 Mar. 2024
  • History says to never count out the Rays, who are among baseball’s savviest and well-run franchises.
    — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 24 Jan. 2026
  • Those that are well-run will be able to exploit the power of agents and use them as a massive competitive differentiator.
    — Ian Gotts, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
  • Many of these businesses are steady, well-run, and built on sustainable principles, but now face the question of who will guide them into their next phase of growth.
    — Malana Vantyler, USA Today, 17 Nov. 2025
  • Simply put, the company is well-run and well-positioned for this current environment.
    — Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 7 Aug. 2025
  • There’s a small but well-run kids’ club by Sharkey and George, where genuinely lovely people run craft sessions, puppet shows, and video gaming slots.
    — Sarah Leigh Bannerman, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Feb. 2026
  • The veteran character actor has been magnetic on the trail, and now looks set for his first career nomination — a sign of how a well-run campaign can overcome a so-so film.
    — Vulture, 22 Jan. 2024
  • Despite wandering attention spans and the wide range in age of the players, Reyes and his assistant coaches manage to keep the sessions organized and well-run.
    — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2024
  • The Social Design Agency operation appeared to be extremely well-run and well-resourced.
    — David Gilbert, WIRED, 5 Sep. 2024
  • Podziemski’s best asset to the Bucks is his hometown connection, while Kuminga is seeking a massive extension that neither Milwaukee nor any well-run team will want to pay.
    — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 3 Dec. 2025
  • Despite a short recession at the start of the 1920s, C-T-R was emerging as a serious and well-run high-tech data-processing enterprise.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 13 Feb. 2024
  • Developing technologies like electric vehicles, advanced microchips and software are turning what was once a steady, slow-moving sector into a dynamic industry in which even fast-moving and well-run manufacturers can be knocked off course.
    — Neal E. Boudette, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2024
  • His attention isn’t on ensuring the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department is well-run, efficient or effective at addressing crime.
    — The Editorial Board, Orange County Register, 5 June 2024
  • Though considered well-run — its stock a staple for longtime Virginia residents and retirees — Dominion wields extraordinary power to help write complex regulatory laws at the General Assembly.
    — Gregory S. Schneider, Washington Post, 1 Nov. 2023

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