run down
Example Sentences
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But when he opened the door, he looked disheveled, like he had stood up from his desk and run down the hall.
From Salon • May 27, 2026
"Governments and central banks have had to respond to crisis after crisis and as they have done, they've run down the ability to respond," he warns.
From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026
Not long ago, a woman stood at the sink and watched a year of her life run down the drain.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026
His replacement Ordaz put the game to rest, slotting in from a mazy run down the left and low cross by Bouanga.
From Barron's • Feb. 22, 2026
A lab station and cubbies with open sample bags run down the center of the shuttle.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
