cross-country runner
Example Sentences
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As I became a teenager and a cross-country runner, complaints were voiced about my various odors.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026
A few weeks earlier, a teammate had shared a video of a deer hitting a cross-country runner.
From Washington Post • Nov. 8, 2022
Bobby Jackson, 15, a sophomore cross-country runner and basketball player at Grand Isle School, was training five days a week before the storm.
From New York Times • Nov. 9, 2021
She was a straight-A student and cross-country runner, but she felt isolated and nervous all the time.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 4, 2021
She’s wearing a team rosa shirt, but she’s not a cross-country runner.
From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen
