RAN in a Sentence
Learn RAN from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.
331 example sentences for RAN, such as:
1. I grabbed my bag and ran off.
2. That clock ran down hours ago.
3. She ran four circuits of the track.
4. The fawn ran to the top of the ridge.
5. At her approach the children ran off.
2. That clock ran down hours ago.
3. She ran four circuits of the track.
4. The fawn ran to the top of the ridge.
5. At her approach the children ran off.
Search Quotes from Classic Book Animal Farm by George Orwell |
Meanings and Examples of RAN
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Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1 Her wonder and his laughter ran together like spring rills in a thaw.
2 For a moment such a flame of hate rose in him that it ran down his arm and clenched his fist against her.
3 Through his astonishment there ran a fierce thrill of joy.
4 In her thought she traced its course as it ran down the hill to the sluggish Flint River, through the tangled swampy bottoms and up the next hill to Twelve Oaks where Ashley lived.
5 Swarms of children, black and white, ran yelling about the newly green lawn, playing hopscotch and tag and boasting how much they were going to eat.
6 She felt that she could claw Melanie's ivory skin till the blood ran and take pleasure in doing it.
7 And mingled with her frenzied desire to be free of Charles and safely back at Tara, an unmarried girl again, ran the knowledge that she had only herself to blame.
8 They ran the three churches to which they belonged, the clergy, the choirs and the parishioners.
9 If I've had to look at one dress today I've had to look at twenty dresses that he ran in.
10 Fans stopped in mid-swish and a ripple of excited murmuring ran through the hall.
11 "I was greatly disturbed to hear of your recent conduct," ran Ellen's letter and Scarlett, who was reading it at the table, scowled.
12 She still felt unclothed every time his eyes ran up and down her figure.
13 They had dozens of warehouses in that city and in Richmond, so the story ran, and the warehouses were crammed with food and clothing that were being held for higher prices.
14 She went to the door and threw it open, and Melanie ran in, her face flushed and frightened, looking like a guilty child.
15 She ran stumbling across the parlor and into the hall and clutched the ends of his sash.
Example Sentence: (121 in 9 pages)
1 He ran across the road, dodging the traffic.
2 That clock ran down hours ago.
3 In his blind haste he almost ran into the river.
4 Before she could announce me, I retrieved the coat, muttered a few feeble excuses, and ran.
5 Rosie ran downstairs to answer the door.
6 At their approach the little boy ran away and hid.
7 At her approach the children ran off.
8 Louise Renne, who ran unopposed for city attorney, threw a dim sum party for successful treasurer candidate Susan Leal.
9 He thrust the baby into my arms and ran off.
10 I grabbed my bag and ran off.
11 The fawn ran to the top of the ridge.
12 He ran up the slope to the top of the hill.
13 As he ran toward me, his face broke into a wide grin.
14 They ran riot through the town after the defeat of their team.
15 She ran four circuits of the track.