How to Use runner in a Sentence

runner

noun

• The runner slid into third base.
• The beach club can store e-foils, wave runners, and the like.
  — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 25 Sep. 2024
• With the score tied at 2, the Mariners had runners on first and third with no outs in the eighth.
  — Steve Gorten, Miami Herald, 22 June 2024
• So the marathon runner decided to walk the rest of the way.
  — NBC News, 3 Oct. 2024
• Some runners from the Ukrainian club cheered at a spot on the course.
  — Jennie Coughlin, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2023
• Want to be the runner of the week or know someone who should be?
  — Michael J. Baumgarn, Detroit Free Press, 25 Aug. 2023
• Juarez came to the plate with runners on second and third and two out.
  — Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Aug. 2023
• Of these, the United States has the most runners in the race—25 of them—and most of this investment.
  — Deborah Wince-Smith, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
• Luke Raley walked and a wild pitch moved the runners over.
  — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 12 Aug. 2024
• The Jaguars put two runners on with two outs in the bottom of the ninth, but could not come up with the walk-off win.
  — Creg Stephenson | [e-mail], al, 13 May 2023
• In the kitchen, an antique runner adds some pattern to the space.
  — Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 24 Sep. 2024
• Jose is a hard runner and always has a huge chaw in his lip.
  — Daniel Kohn, SPIN, 29 Mar. 2023
• All runners will get a bib and T-shirt, with the first 3,500 to cross the finish line earning a medal.
  — Detroit Free Press, 10 Mar. 2024
• Many marathon runners do a two- to three-mile shakeout run.
  — Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 3 Nov. 2023
• The runner, Joshua Fuentes, came around to score on single by Arcia for the Braves' first run.
  — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 22 Mar. 2023
• Still runners at first and second with no outs and Rowdy Tellez at the plate.
  — Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2023
• At a young age, Moses was a lot smaller than the other runners.
  — Sabrina Clay, CNN, 21 Sep. 2024
• The Tigers were 3-for-13 with runners in scoring position in the game.
  — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 28 Apr. 2024
• Hunter Renfroe saves a run The White Sox scored a run in the sixth inning and had runners on the corners with one out.
  — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 5 Apr. 2024
• Henry, an avid runner, was the second person to cross the finish line with a time of 22:42.
  — Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2023
• The Dutch are three-time runner-ups, including in 2010.
  — Andrew Beaton, WSJ, 3 Dec. 2022
• His catcher got crossed up, the ball caromed away and a runner from third scored the game-winning run.
  — Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic, 27 Feb. 2023
• But Nick Maton struck out swinging at a down-and-in slider to strand the runners in the third inning.
  — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 4 May 2023
• In the fifth, the Dodgers had runners on first and second with two out when Smith hit another sharp grounder.
  — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
• Start with a neutral tablecloth or runner and then place this bath mat in the center.
  — Megan Boettcher, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Mar. 2023
• Know the different types of sleds The most traditional type of sled is the runner sled.
  — Jessica MacDonald, Travel + Leisure, 12 Dec. 2023
• Cyrus held the phone as Timmy told the supplier that the seller and the runner needed to hurry.
  — Charles Bethea, The New Yorker, 13 Feb. 2024
• In the bottom of the third, with runners at the corners, Myers’ single helped close the White Sox’s three-run lead and put the Marlins on the board 3-1.
  — Kaushik Sampath, Miami Herald, 7 July 2024
• There were actually more volunteers signed up than runners at that point.
  — Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 23 Nov. 2024
• By grounding each silo in a single icon, Nike plans to bring a consistency that runners can recognize.
  — Tim Newcomb, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024

Last Updated: 15 Dec 2024