- past tense form of run.
ran
Example Sentences
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He ran it on a room-size IBM computer that people accessed remotely through terminals.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
He ran into several people he had known over his long political career, including former Los Angeles City Councilmember Jan Perry, and Brian Kito, the third-generation owner of the Fugetsu-Do Bakery.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
Some reports focused on the strangest claims by Arday of his personal achievements, including that he ran 30 marathons in 35 days, some partly with a fracture in his leg.
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
Ingrid Stokes, who was present at the time of the shooting, testified that she and her friends were driving around Las Vegas that night, before they ran into Knight and Shakur.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
I ran sobbing down the corridor and washed and washed beneath the wall spigot in the latrine.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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