How to Use make a run for in a Sentence

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• Now and then, one of the men in the cellar would make a run for it.
  — Luke Mogelson, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024
• Cruise says that the car wasn't trying to make a run for it.
  — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 11 Apr. 2022
• Dwayne Johnson will no longer make a run for the White House.
  — Vulture, 7 Oct. 2022
• To cap the day, qualifiers in the Fast 6 will make a run for pole to set the front two rows.
  — Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 1 May 2023
• To cap the day, qualifiers in the Fast 6 will make a run for pole to set the front two rows.
  — Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 1 May 2023
• The victim was attacked but was able to fight the man off and make a run for it.
  — Stepheny Price, Fox News, 25 Mar. 2024
• Temperatures will make a run for the low 60s for the highs.
  — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 7 Oct. 2022
• Her support systems are in place to make a run for one of her greatest dreams, the Olympics.
  — Michelle Bruton, Forbes, 16 Feb. 2024
• Camp kitchens were flooded and a few vehicles that had tried to make a run for the fences were stuck.
  — Sinna Nasseri, Bon Appétit, 8 Sep. 2023
• King/Drew was 9-3 last season and could make a run for the league title this season.
  — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2023
• At 53-54, the notion the Sox will regroup and make a run for the postseason is remote.
  — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Aug. 2022
• If Burner’s feat inspires you to make a run for a record, find a Lincoln Town Car.
  — K.c. Colwell, Car and Driver, 24 Dec. 2022
• Joe then chose to make a run for it, and Roald followed closely behind.
  — Dory Jackson, Peoplemag, 10 Feb. 2023
• Top Democrats around the state had been trying to lure her away from the private sector to make a run for office.
  — Cliff Pinckard, cleveland, 7 Apr. 2021
• Scott ranks in the tour’s top 20 in driving distance and should make a run for the money if his putter gets hot.
  — Vsin Staff, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2021
• Apart from this one-off event, Jonas isn’t really trying to make a run for it.
  — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 23 May 2023
• Apart from this one-off event, Jonas isn’t really trying to make a run for it.
  — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 23 May 2023
• The hope is to hang in there, then make a run for a playoff berth once Adam Duvall and Trevor Story return.
  — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 28 May 2023
• An all-out melee ensues as Samira and Jonas make a run for the compound gates and Charly and Joseph break in to help them.
  — Megan McCluskey, TIME, 4 Apr. 2024
• The Purge add an excellent bit of tension in trying to figure out when to team up and when to make a run for it to the escape hatch to win the game.
  — Rob Wieland, Forbes, 20 May 2021
• With 24 games left in the regular season, the Lakers still have enough time to make a run for a playoff-in game by finishing in the top 10.
  — Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2023
• The infield needs to find life at the plate if the Orioles are to make a run for the postseason in September, and there’s a 21-year-old raking in Triple-A who could help.
  — Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun, 31 Aug. 2022
• In one view, this season should be the best chance since 2016 for a team outside the traditional Big Six to make a run for a place in the Champions League.
  — New York Times, 5 Aug. 2022
• With in-and-out foot traffic, combined with the loud fireworks outside, animals can get frightened and make a run for it.
  — Griffin Wiles, The Indianapolis Star, 1 July 2022
• Occasionally, someone would act up or try to make a run for it.
  — David Kortava, The New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2022
• Harlan will definitely want to smash the delete button if the Utes do ultimately make a run for it.
  — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 10 Mar. 2023
• Eleven finds her bottomless reserve of power and bursts Vecna backward as Hopper and Joyce make a run for it.
  — Lauren Puckett-Pope, ELLE, 2 July 2022
• The pitch, though, got through the legs of Orioles catcher Pedro Severino, and Haggerty took advantage of an odd baseball rule to make a run for first base.
  — Kevin Dotson, CNN, 6 May 2021
• President’s Day is Monday and temperatures will make a run for 80!
  — Dallas News, 18 Feb. 2022
• Douglas did not make a run for the most recent Olympics in Tokyo, a move many in the gymnastics world interpreted as a de facto retirement announcement.
  — Kaetlyn Liddy, NBC News, 27 Apr. 2024

Last Updated: 29 Dec 2024