How to Use running mate in a Sentence

running mate

noun

• Ghani once denounced him as a cold killer, then named him as a running mate.
  — Washington Post, 15 Aug. 2021
• Between the lines: The hat is a nod to the one Walz is wearing in the video in which Harris calls to ask him to be her running mate.
  — Mimi Montgomery, Axios, 7 Aug. 2024
• But since Trump may not choose a running mate until the summer, there's time for all that to play out.
  — Nathaniel Rakich, ABC News, 26 Mar. 2024
• If Miller had any doubts left, they were assuaged by Trump’s choice of running mate, Mike Pence.
  — David M. Drucker, Washington Examiner, 22 Apr. 2021
• Bichette will benefit from his new running mate on the left side.
  — Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2022
• With his running mate, guard Jamal Murray, the Nuggets have a lethal pick-and-roll tandem.
  — Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2023
• Whitmer was a top contender to be Biden’s running mate.
  — Ingrid Jacques, National Review, 16 Apr. 2021
• Trump and his running mate, JD Vance, are the epitome of women-haters.
  — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2024
• That left one big question: Who might Harris choose for a running mate?
  — Thomas Elias, The Mercury News, 26 July 2024
• Then, of course, there’s a question of what Healey envisions for her running mate.
  — Matt Stout, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Aug. 2022
• Joining him on the Cincinnati offense is his old running mate and top-five pick Ja’Marr Chase.
  — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 6 Sep. 2021
• So how to find Bosa an edge-rushing running mate without breaking the bank?
  — Eric Branch, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 Feb. 2022
• As Patrick Queen continues to develop, the Ravens need to give him a running mate to take off the pressure.
  — Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Dec. 2021
• Trump announced in July that Vance was his running mate.
  — Jenny Goldsberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 9 Oct. 2024
• Jack Kemp, who quarterbacked San Diego teams in the early 1960s, was Dole’s running mate.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Aug. 2021
• Even then, her position was more extreme than that of her running mate at the top of the ticket, John McCain.
  — Iris Samuels, Anchorage Daily News, 2 Nov. 2022
• Trump's running mate:RNC 2024 live updates: What's the schedule of speakers?
  — Sarah Gleason, USA TODAY, 16 July 2024
• And James has had to do much of his work with running mate Anthony Davis sidelined because of a strained right calf.
  — Broderick Turner Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2021
• In 1983, she was named running mate in the re-election bid of Principal Chief Ross Swimmer.
  — Sarah Ewall-Wice, CBS News, 4 Jan. 2022
• Would Mike Pence serve as Donald Trump's running mate if asked ever again?
  — NBC News, 6 Feb. 2022
• Nez and his running mate, Chad Abeyta, gathered in a separate area of the fairgrounds.
  — The Salt Lake Tribune, 9 Nov. 2022
• Harris is expected to be on stage then as Biden's running mate.
  — Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY, 28 Mar. 2024
• Trump, who does not yet have a running mate, has not accepted this debate yet.
  — Major Garrett, CBS News, 31 May 2024
• Her running mate, Hannah Golan, was even better with 21 points, 15 rebounds, five steals and two blocks.
  — Mitch Stephens, San Francisco Chronicle, 12 Mar. 2022
• Trump has yet to name a running mate, but the invite was also extended to his campaign.
  — Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 27 June 2024
• The latter implored Trump to pick Rep. Tulsi Gabbard as his running mate for 2024.
  — Adela Suliman, Washington Post, 29 Oct. 2022
• But like his running mate Odell Beckham Jr., Landry makes top-20 money.
  — Ellis L. Williams, cleveland, 31 Mar. 2021
• For all the love for Corum, Edwards, his running mate, doesn't go unnoticed.
  — Tony Garcia, Detroit Free Press, 8 Nov. 2022
• Trump and his running mate, JD Vance, each appeared on Rogan’s podcast last month.
  — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2024
• Trump and his running mate, J.D. Vance, avoided debates and interviews where their statements would be fact-checked.
  — Roger Dooley, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024

Last Updated: 18 Dec 2024