runners
Example Sentences
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Kipchoge is considered one of the greatest long-distance runners of all time, winning two Olympic marathon golds, plus a silver and bronze over 5000m.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026
In fact, most of the front runners struggled to improve on their second runs, as Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli took fourth on the grid, from McLaren's Lando Norris.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
Mitigating factor: The Braves went one for 23 with runners in scoring position.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
Brooks Nader, the 29-year-old swimsuit model who stars in the reality show “Love Thy Nader” and Fox’s upcoming “Baywatch reboot,” won’t be among the runners who cross the finish line.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
It was probably the shire reeve’s horse, for above the slow clatter over the cobbles Robin could hear the grating of runners on a kind of sled the horse was dragging.
From "The Door in the Wall" by Marguerite de Angeli
