running on

Example Sentences

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Muhammad Abdulahi, 34, doesn't worry about power outages -- his home is completely off-grid, running on solar.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

"I was literally running on an hour and a half of sleep, but the adrenaline of the day keeps you going," she said.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

Mr. de la Espriella is running on a tough-on-crime platform and a promise to shrink the government.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

Isaac GRoot is Nvidia’s software for robot brains, running on Jetson Thor hardware.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

He didn’t bother to climb it, he just cleared it in one jump and came running on.

From "My Brother Sam is Dead" by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier