- present participle of run.
running
Example Sentences
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Undergraduate tuition fees in England and Wales are rising for a second year running for students starting university in September, reaching £9,790 a year.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
There is a purposeful anti-authoritarian streak running through the film that makes it feel, even as purely fun as it is, like more than just a woozy lark.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
His executive order will feed public anxiety, as measles is running loose.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
Trump Media & Technology Group, the company running the platform, has dismissed concerns over the product, which is called Truth API and was first unveiled in mid-July.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
Mutti told him and told him that Marlene would just keep on running, that she would be terrified, that no one would be able to catch her, except one of us.
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
