How to Use run over in a Sentence
run over
verb- I could run over right now if that's good for you.
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Well, Mike’s foot slipped off the brake and the car ran over Don’s foot.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Aug. 2023
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The mother ran over the child’s back and grazed the side of his head, the chief said.
—Emily Palmer, Peoplemag, 15 Feb. 2024
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Emory fell over and was run over by the front and rear right tires.
—Dallas News, 14 Sep. 2022
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The driver put his foot on the gas and forced them to get out of the way or get run over.
—Clarence Williams, Washington Post, 25 Aug. 2023
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And Mike would run over there, pump her gas and run back.
—Richard Schlesinger, CBS News, 3 Aug. 2024
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Doggett fell to the ground and was run over by the front passenger tire of the SUV.
—Cheyanne M. Daniels, The Hill, 24 Jan. 2025
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They were outscored by 17 runs over three days and gave up 44 hits.
—Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Aug. 2023
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Shares have had a rough run over the past year, falling more than 10% in the past 12 months.
—Sean Conlon, CNBC, 3 Jan. 2025
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Deer got run over all the time on that road, and sometimes the plows just scooped them up with the snow.
—The New Yorker, 4 Apr. 2022
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Langenkamp was run over by the truck and was pronounced dead at the scene.
—Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 27 Aug. 2022
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Hull suffered the injury on a run over the right side, his third touch of the game.
—The Indianapolis Star, 10 Sep. 2023
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Rich Hill set the stage for the sweep by holding the Guardians to one run over six innings.
—Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 26 June 2022
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But Kyle Wright allowed one run over 4⅔ innings to keep the Braves in the game.
—BostonGlobe.com, 31 Oct. 2021
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In one case, a student was almost run over in the street.
—Teresa Watanabe, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2024
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Instead, he was caught in the machine’s track wheels and run over.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2024
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The Huskies sealed the victory with a 6-0 run over the final two minutes in the fourth.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 13 June 2024
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The team looked legless as the visitors to Old Trafford ran over the top of the hosts.
—Graham Ruthven, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
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The lights can draw them inland, where they could be run over or trapped in storm drains.
—From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 13 Nov. 2021
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She had been stabbed, and her body had been run over by a train, Blodgett said.
—Washington Post, 28 Apr. 2022
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The two killers got back into the car and ran over Mr. Kuzminov’s body on their way out.
—José Bautista, New York Times, 31 Mar. 2024
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What happens when a grape gets run over crossing the street?
—Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping, 25 Aug. 2022
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Polls opened for 12 hours on Sunday, with the vote running over three days.
—Ayat Al-Tawy, ABC News, 15 Dec. 2023
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Part of the December 1 TikTok video shows the son running over to the cat.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
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So Eugene and Stephanie run over and kill the zombies, putting their own lives at risk.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2021
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Kaiser runs over and removes the cord from her daughter’s neck.
—Suzy Khimm, NBC news, 20 Dec. 2023
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The big-game dealer held the Brewers to one run over five innings.
—Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2021
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And the Houston bullpen didn't allow a run over the final 3 1/3 innings of the game.
—Steve Gardner, USA TODAY, 28 Oct. 2022
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As the woman backed up, the child rode a bicycle behind the car and was run over.
—Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 10 Oct. 2022
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The play ignited the crowd and elated his coach, who ran over and embraced Aidan Mahaney at the scorer’s table.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 22 Jan. 2025
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