How to Use run over in a Sentence

run over

verb

• I could run over right now if that's good for you.
• Well, Mike’s foot slipped off the brake and the car ran over Don’s foot.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Aug. 2023
• The mother ran over the child’s back and grazed the side of his head, the chief said.
  — Emily Palmer, Peoplemag, 15 Feb. 2024
• Emory fell over and was run over by the front and rear right tires.
  — Dallas News, 14 Sep. 2022
• The driver put his foot on the gas and forced them to get out of the way or get run over.
  — Clarence Williams, Washington Post, 25 Aug. 2023
• And Mike would run over there, pump her gas and run back.
  — Richard Schlesinger, CBS News, 3 Aug. 2024
• They were outscored by 17 runs over three days and gave up 44 hits.
  — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Aug. 2023
• Deer got run over all the time on that road, and sometimes the plows just scooped them up with the snow.
  — The New Yorker, 4 Apr. 2022
• Langenkamp was run over by the truck and was pronounced dead at the scene.
  — Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 27 Aug. 2022
• Hull suffered the injury on a run over the right side, his third touch of the game.
  — The Indianapolis Star, 10 Sep. 2023
• Rich Hill set the stage for the sweep by holding the Guardians to one run over six innings.
  — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 26 June 2022
• In one case, a student was almost run over in the street.
  — Teresa Watanabe, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2024
• Instead, he was caught in the machine’s track wheels and run over.
  — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2024
• The Huskies sealed the victory with a 6-0 run over the final two minutes in the fourth.
  — Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 13 June 2024
• She had been stabbed, and her body had been run over by a train, Blodgett said.
  — Washington Post, 28 Apr. 2022
• The two killers got back into the car and ran over Mr. Kuzminov’s body on their way out.
  — José Bautista, New York Times, 31 Mar. 2024
• What happens when a grape gets run over crossing the street?
  — Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping, 25 Aug. 2022
• Polls opened for 12 hours on Sunday, with the vote running over three days.
  — Ayat Al-Tawy, ABC News, 15 Dec. 2023
• Kaiser runs over and removes the cord from her daughter’s neck.
  — Suzy Khimm, NBC news, 20 Dec. 2023
• And the Houston bullpen didn't allow a run over the final 3 1/3 innings of the game.
  — Steve Gardner, USA TODAY, 28 Oct. 2022
• As the woman backed up, the child rode a bicycle behind the car and was run over.
  — Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 10 Oct. 2022
• Atlanta finished a 21-2 run over a six-minute stretch of the third and the fourth on Griffin’s fast-break dunk.
  — George Henry, ajc, 24 Dec. 2022
• The Yellow Jackets had three runs over 20 yards in the first half and ended the game with eight runs over 10 yards.
  — Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 9 Nov. 2024
• But the Giants stepped on the gas from there, going on a 22-3 run over the next eight minutes to put the game on ice.
  — Kyle Neddenriep, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Dec. 2022
• In the playoffs, Smith had six saves and didn't allow a run over 11 innings.
  — Paul Newberry, ajc, 19 Mar. 2022
• Cole limited the Dodgers to a run over six innings in the opener.
  — Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024
• The bullpen took care of things from there, holding the Yankees to two runs over the final four innings.
  — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2024
• According to the report, Worthy jumped from the pickup and was run over by the rear tires on the truck.
  — Tom Sissom, Arkansas Online, 1 June 2022
• But Fishers reeled off a 12-0 run over a two-minute span in the fourth quarter to take command.
  — Kyle Neddenriep, The Indianapolis Star, 15 Feb. 2022
• The Knights’ shooting also fell off dramatically after the first quarter, and the Huskies held them scoreless for a 20-0 run over more than six minutes in the third.
  — Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 21 Nov. 2024

Last Updated: 20 Dec 2024