- present participle of run.
running
Example Sentences
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One Friday in October, Jerry Green was off running an errand.
From Slate ● Nov. 12, 2026
"It's emotionally difficult, because we've already repaired all this, got it running again, and now it's happened all over again. It hurts, but we keep working and getting things done."
From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2026
Over the past year, I’d been experiencing exhaustion so severe that I was routinely driving my dog to places where I could let him off leash instead of walking or running with him.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2026
The “Malcom in the Middle” star was slated to race in the Daytona charity exhibition race with co-driver Austin Cindric on Wednesday, but reportedly crashed while running practice laps.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2026
Torak hadn’t heard her; he was running ahead.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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