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How to Use "Run" with Example Sentences

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run (v): to move quickly by foot; to operate; to manage; to work

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Used with verbs:

"She began to run."
(began to, started to)

Used with nouns:

"I need to run some errands."
(errands, tests)

"We ran a lap around the field."
(lap)

"The system usually runs smoothly."
(system, office, plant, household, network, program, software, experiment)

"He runs the company."
(company, business, school, project, airline, website, café, restaurant, factory, farm, operation)

"That pipe runs all the way to Canada."
(pipe, cable, tunnel, road)

"She runs the firm alone."
(firm, hotel, department, shop)

"This stream runs through the mountains."
(stream, river, street, trail, path)

"He ran a marathon last week."
(marathon, mile, race, relay)

Used with adverbs:

"He ran home quickly."
(quickly, very fast, frantically)

"He ran headlong into the glass door."
(headlong, blindly)

"Our dog ran away."
(away, off, out)

"The office is independently run by two brothers."
(independently, privately, professionally, jointly, successfully)

"The bus is running late."
(late)

"The car runs poorly."
(poorly, badly, smoothly, properly, efficiently, well)

Used with prepositions:

"He ran toward the house."
(toward, out of, for, from, to, into, through, around)

"It runs along the river."
(along)

"He ran off to the city."
(off, away)

"The train runs between the towns."
(between)

"The train ran over the log."
(over)

"The spilled water ran onto the chair."
(onto, down)

"The motor ran at half speed."
(at)

"The engine runs on oil."
(on)

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run (n): the act of moving quickly by foot; an attempt at something; continuous activity; a scoring unit in baseball

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Used with verbs:

"Let's go for a run."
(go for, go on, have, take)

"She broke into a run."
(broke into)

"The play is beginning its run in the summer."
(be + beginning, be + starting, be + ending)

"The musical had a great run on Broadway."
(had)

"The baseball player scored another run."
(scored, got, made, hit)

Used with adjectives:

"I went for a short run today."
(short, long, quick)

"His presidential run was successful."
(presidential)

"The play had a good run on Broadway."
(good, bad, remarkable, disappointing, successful)

"He hit a home run."
(home)

"He scored the winning run."
(winning)

Used with prepositions:

"He made a run for office."
(for)

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