How to Use runner in a Sentence

runner

noun

• The runner slid into third base.
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Still runners at first and second with no outs and Rowdy Tellez at the plate.
  — Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2023
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Texas loaded the bases in the bottom of the sixth off Canady and two runners came around to score on a single to right field by Henry.
  — Tim Willert, The Mercury News, 30 May 2024
• There are some runners that are better from the gun and better on perimeter-type schemes.
  — Terry Pluto, cleveland, 25 July 2023
• But Molly, a 41-year-old runner who asked to have her last name withheld, wasn’t so lucky.
  — Katie Jackson, Outside Online, 14 Aug. 2024
• The distance runners should be outstanding for boys and girls.
  — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2024
• Dangers abound for runners, but there are ways to prevent them.
  — Victor Mather, New York Times, 16 Nov. 2023
• Now, pitchers will only have 18 seconds to throw the next ball with runners on base.
  — C Mandler, CBS News, 21 Dec. 2023
• Nicky Lopez hit a ground-rule double, giving the Sox runners on second and third with one out.
  — Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2024
• In all, the Tigers went 0-for-5 with runners in scoring position.
  — Rainer Sabin, Detroit Free Press, 10 June 2023
• After a walk and a strikeout, Carter Layton had runners on the corners with one out.
  — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 May 2024
• Think of a custom hallway runner like a (very chic) Yellow Brick Road, leading you from one part of your home to the next.
  — Alyssa Longobucco, House Beautiful, 14 July 2023
• To go the casual route add some sneakers and running shorts to head out for your runner’s high.
  — Essence, 21 June 2024
• The ended the night 2 for 11 with runners in scoring position.
  — Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 16 Sep. 2023

Last Updated: 13 Sep 2024