running after

Example Sentences

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Hosam Algaer, a Leipzig resident originally from Libya, told AFP he narrowly avoided being hit by the vehicle before running after it to try and help the injured until the car came to a stop.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

Smith shapes as a pivotal player for Australia, and has hit the ground running after a six-week break where he did not pick up a bat.

From Barron's • Nov. 13, 2025

Running only 76 minutes, the movie is a veristic and voluble delight, an exercise in eavesdropping on a pair of smart, funny people who wear posterity—there’s a tape recorder running, after all—with wry lightness.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 6, 2025

One previous candidate dropped out of the running after a disastrous hearing before the council, and another would-be commissioner quietly withdrew from running earlier this year.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 10, 2025

Richard said little else, and instead looked at the hawkers on the road, shouting, gesturing, running after cars to collect their money.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie