be running

Example Sentences

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For one thing, his costs for raising tens of thousands of cattle should be running much higher.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

Maybe you need to squint to see it right now, but after I give you this egg “biscuit” recipe, you’ll be running to the kitchen and that image will become much clearer.

From Salon • May 22, 2026

“I had asthma. I had pneumonia, bronchitis. ... I never thought I’d be running because I just was not the person that would be running. I was told to stay inside, not go outside.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

Taking that approach, core PCE inflation would be running closer to 2.3% than 3%.

From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026

She felt the movement of the day and knew that the tide would be running in soon, covering the Zerubabels.

From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt