runners

Example Sentences

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Thousands of spectators lined the streets to support the runners and double Olympic champion Dame Kelly Holmes returned to the starter's platform for the elite women's race.

From BBC • May 31, 2026

Both excellent long distance runners as well as footballers in their primary school days, Tyler and Jack have tended to be viewed as a pair.

From BBC • May 31, 2026

There’s a reason runners swear by pickle juice as a recovery drink, and why “pickle girls” have become their own corner of the internet.

From Salon • May 28, 2026

Vasquez is healthy and eager to be the one passing runners with his late kick on Friday and Saturday night.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

A man with a gray beard got off the runners.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell