make a run at
idiom
US
: to attempt to win or do (something)
The team is making a run at the championship.
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Restless fans might wish for a trade, but short of that and/or roster moves that clear up a spot, Hawkins will have to work on getting stronger, shoring up defensive shortcomings, and improving the non-shooting parts of his game to make a run at more playing time next season.
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Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 15 Apr. 2024
The Niners had a chance to take Mahomes second overall in the 2017 NFL Draft, but, with plans to make a run at Kirk Cousins in the 2018 offseason, opted against even studying Mahomes that year, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 11 Feb. 2024
Advertisement On the front end, Hurley and UConn are strongly positioned to make a run at a third straight championship, a feat that was last accomplished by John Wooden when UCLA won seven in row from 1967 to 1973.
—Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2024
Pyongyang could even make a run at another long-standing goal: reunifying the Korean Peninsula on its own terms.
—Victor Cha, Foreign Affairs, 22 Feb. 2019
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Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 15 Apr. 2024
The Niners had a chance to take Mahomes second overall in the 2017 NFL Draft, but, with plans to make a run at Kirk Cousins in the 2018 offseason, opted against even studying Mahomes that year, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 11 Feb. 2024
Advertisement On the front end, Hurley and UConn are strongly positioned to make a run at a third straight championship, a feat that was last accomplished by John Wooden when UCLA won seven in row from 1967 to 1973.
—Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2024
Pyongyang could even make a run at another long-standing goal: reunifying the Korean Peninsula on its own terms.
—Victor Cha, Foreign Affairs, 22 Feb. 2019
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“Make a run at.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/make%20a%20run%20at. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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