How to Use run-in in a Sentence

run-in

1 of 2 noun

• This isn't the Aces first run-in with the league over the last few years.
  — CBS News, 18 May 2024
• That’s the extent of his run-ins with the long arm of U.S. law.
  — Kenneth Rapoza, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2023
• Hart has had a number of run-ins with the law since 2020.
  — Elliot Hughes, Journal Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2024
• But that wasn’t Billingsley’s first run-in with the law.
  — Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 30 Sep. 2023
• This latest run-in with the law is the fourth time in the past 17 months for Randle.
  — Drew Davison, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Jan. 2024
• The concept might have remained just an idea if not for a run-in with the law.
  — Brandon Kochkodin, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
• Schmidt-Crockett has had numerous run-ins with the law in the past.
  — The Arizona Republic, 16 May 2023
• Read about Chance the Rapper’s sweet run-in with Short below.
  — Glenn Rowley, Billboard, 27 Feb. 2023
• After his run-ins with the city, Gheen decided to sell the house and maybe buy a bar with the proceeds.
  — Jim Weiker, The Enquirer, 16 Mar. 2023
• The dog bounced back quickly from his cactus run-in and, on March 19, got the all-clear to start searching for a home.
  — Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 21 Mar. 2023
• The arrest is part of a string of run-ins Kelley has had with law enforcement over the years.
  — Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 10 Aug. 2024
• There had been some run-ins that some lawmakers brought charges against you.
  — Nbc Universal, NBC News, 9 Apr. 2023
• Two boats taking part in the The Ocean Race had run-ins with killer whales on Thursday, the race reported.
  — Jace Evans, USA TODAY, 24 June 2023
• Betts himself was no stranger to run-ins with the law, and his volatility led to him leaving the band for good in 2000.
  — Spin Staff, SPIN, 18 Apr. 2024
• Mars’ run-in with Neptune stirs up frustrations on the job.
  — USA TODAY, 3 Sep. 2024
• Following his divorce, Schroder had some run-ins with the law.
  — Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 12 July 2024
• Scantlin has had numerous other run-ins with the law over the years.
  — Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 3 Aug. 2024
• But the young Simpson also had several run-ins with the law.
  — Dakin Andone, CNN, 11 Apr. 2024
• The arrest wasn’t Sardina’s first run-in with the law, police sources said.
  — Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 27 July 2024
• That brief run-in with the paranormal hasn’t changed the Charleston native’s view on USC one bit.
  — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 25 Oct. 2023
• Nelly’s got a little bit of a dilemma on his hands: a run-in with St. Louis police.
  — Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2024
• City has a game in hand but the tougher run-in, with three away matches in its remaining four fixtures.
  — Steve Douglas, ajc, 7 May 2023
• That’s in stark contrast to my run-ins with the American flag over the course of the trip thus far, which have left me more conflicted.
  — Dan Sheehan, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2024
• That means multiple run-ins with the chainsaw guy, rather than a one-time grand finale scare.
  — Erin Alberty, Axios, 15 Oct. 2024
• Her fortunes soon changed after a fateful run-in with the Wayans brothers at her day job.
  — Andrew Walsh, EW.com, 29 Feb. 2024
• However, this is not Musk’s first run-in with the labor agency.
  — Samantha Delouya, CNN, 13 Oct. 2023
• This isn’t the company’s first run-in with customers about its practices.
  — Chris Morris, Fortune, 7 Mar. 2024
• But after missing a practice and having a run-in with coach Floyd Burdette, he was kicked off the team.
  — Mark Inabinett | [e-mail], al, 19 Apr. 2023
• Olivia Rodrigo is opening up her first-ever run-in with the law.
  — EW.com, 30 Oct. 2024
• Criminal history Lapinski had several run-ins with the law prior to the phone call that brought officers to his house last month.
  — Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 22 Nov. 2024

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run in

2 of 2 verb

• I just thought I'd run in and pick up my package.
• The Gators got off to a good start with two runs in the first.
  — Susan Miller Degnan, Miami Herald, 3 Mar. 2024
• Kenyan Drake scored for Ravens on a 4-yard run in the first half.
  — Mitch Stacy, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Jan. 2023
• Of the four seen running in the ad, the 21-year-old De La Cruz is the youngest.
  — Dave Clark, The Enquirer, 8 July 2023
• Can the Utes find a way to show more firmly against the run in the weeks ahead?
  — Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 9 Oct. 2022
• Colton Haynes is a con artist on the run in his new Lifetime movie.
  — Giovana Gelhoren, Peoplemag, 28 Sep. 2022
• This could take the form of short videos that run in the ad spot before, say, a YouTube video.
  — Caroline Mimbs Nyce, The Atlantic, 8 Mar. 2024
• The Astros scored two runs in the third inning and one run in the fourth inning.
  — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 27 Aug. 2023
• The decrease is attributed to a change in the mix of plants running in 2024.
  — Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
• Friday the 13th will see the film begin its run in 90 countries.
  — Vulture, 12 Oct. 2023
• Wright State reeled off a run in the closing minutes to win at the Yum Center.
  — Brett Dawson, The Courier-Journal, 10 Dec. 2022
• Azle was able to score three runs in the sixth inning, but only one was earned.
  — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Apr. 2024
• On the mound The Rays recaptured the lead with one run in the sixth, seventh and eighth innings.
  — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 26 Mar. 2023
• The Guardians blew the game open with five runs in the fifth, highlighted by Kwan’s two-run double.
  — Staff and Wire Reports, The Mercury News, 20 Apr. 2024
• Alexander has been rocked for nine hits and eight runs in just 2 1/3 innings.
  — Jon Becker, The Mercury News, 14 Mar. 2024
• Archer had a 6-yard touchdown run in the third quarter to force the running clock.
  — Nwa Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 22 Oct. 2023
• The chain racing around the bar will eventually create a small burr on the edge of the groove that the chain runs in.
  — Joe Truini, Popular Mechanics, 10 July 2023
• The Padres got a run in the ninth on Trent Grisham’s solo homer, then brought the tying run to the plate with two out.
  — Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic, 4 Apr. 2023
• Wheeler let up one run in the first inning on a wild pitch.
  — Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 29 Mar. 2023
• Maverek Russell drove in both runs in the fourth inning with a two-run home run.
  — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2023
• Julia Ramirez has also filed paperwork with the city and state to run in the 12th Ward.
  — Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2022
• The two teams traded blows until the Gamecocks went on a 6-0 run in a little over a minute.
  — Lila Bromberg, Hartford Courant, 5 Feb. 2023
• Buehler then coughed up three runs in the second, an inning that Jake Bauers opened with a home run to right field.
  — Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2024
• Burley threw for 300 yards and three touchdowns in the win and ran in another score.
  — Anthony Maluso, Baltimore Sun, 8 Sep. 2023
• But those policies are the reason Zephyr decided to run in the first place.
  — Anne Branigin, Washington Post, 11 Nov. 2022
• Members of the council will not be allowed to run in the next elections.
  — Amanda Coletta, Washington Post, 12 Mar. 2024
• Granada scored eight runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to turn a 2-1 lead into a rout.
  — Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 5 Apr. 2024
• The Brewers had just put up seven runs in the bottom of the sixth to take a 9-4 lead, so runs were needed.
  — Scott Thompson, Fox News, 27 Aug. 2023
• For McGrady and Carter, ownership runs in the family now.
  — Scott Thompson, Fox News, 12 Dec. 2024
• Playing clean and disciplined football is imperative to making a deep run in the playoffs.
  — Giovanni Malloy, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024

Last Updated: 29 Dec 2024