run around with
phrasal verb
ran around with; run around with; running around with; runs around with
informal + disapproving
: to spend a lot of time with (someone)
He runs around with younger women.
Examples of run around with in a Sentence
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Jones didn’t dress in skimpy tights or run around with a codename.
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Nola Pfau, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2024
This is a nice shady spot for munching on snacks or letting kids get some energy out by running around with other children.
—Megan Dubois, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Feb. 2023
So Thieriot, 35, moved his family to rural Washington, where his kids could continue to run around with the chickens and the goats.
—Kathryn Shattuck, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2024
The dog, now named Bear, was seen running around with a black box stuck on his head, evading Alabama rescuers for months, McClatchy News reported.
—Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 8 Mar. 2024
Most women who turn to violence are not running around with lathis or warring with ISIS.
—Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker, 5 Feb. 2024
Without you, the films are running around with no clothes on; with you, they’re completely finished.
—Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Jan. 2024
Players were running around with roses in their mouths, dancing or just tossing rose petals into the sky during the celebration.
—Jared Ramsey, Detroit Free Press, 2 Jan. 2024
Teen-agers, also Asian-looking, run around with their friends.
—E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2023
Nola Pfau, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2024
This is a nice shady spot for munching on snacks or letting kids get some energy out by running around with other children.
—Megan Dubois, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Feb. 2023
So Thieriot, 35, moved his family to rural Washington, where his kids could continue to run around with the chickens and the goats.
—Kathryn Shattuck, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2024
The dog, now named Bear, was seen running around with a black box stuck on his head, evading Alabama rescuers for months, McClatchy News reported.
—Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 8 Mar. 2024
Most women who turn to violence are not running around with lathis or warring with ISIS.
—Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker, 5 Feb. 2024
Without you, the films are running around with no clothes on; with you, they’re completely finished.
—Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Jan. 2024
Players were running around with roses in their mouths, dancing or just tossing rose petals into the sky during the celebration.
—Jared Ramsey, Detroit Free Press, 2 Jan. 2024
Teen-agers, also Asian-looking, run around with their friends.
—E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2023
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