- past tense form of run.
ran
Example Sentences
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“I had never heard it before, and then suddenly everything began to move that was so strong—so strong—that I ran to the closet and began to pray,” the 57-year-old said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026
Some residents ran through the streets with flashlights, while emergency vehicles briefly lit up the roads.
From Barron's • Jun. 25, 2026
Swaine ran up against a brick wall — until he found a whistleblower who had a cache of documents.
From Salon • Jun. 25, 2026
“My father was an immigrant and my mother ran a homeless shelter and it was a socially conscious household,” he says.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 25, 2026
Clare ran first to the crying kits—those tiny, whiny babies.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
