make a run at
idiom
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: to attempt to win or do (something)
The team is making a run at the championship.
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Because this team has the talent to make a run at something real.
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Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 17 May 2025
Our joke, of course, had to do with our boss being the Justice least likely to make a run at power, as well as his allergy to spotlight or spectacle.
—Jeannie Suk Gersen, New Yorker, 15 May 2025
Niwot’s dynasty: The Cougar girls have won five straight Class 4A titles by a wide margin and are poised to make a run at a sixth straight this week.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 14 May 2025
On display outside the Heat arena: The FIFA Club World Cup trophy, a tournament which this summer involves 32 of the best cubs worldwide, including Lionel Messi and Inter Miami.
The Panthers still are poised to make a run at a second straight championship.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 26 Apr. 2025
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Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 17 May 2025
Our joke, of course, had to do with our boss being the Justice least likely to make a run at power, as well as his allergy to spotlight or spectacle.
—Jeannie Suk Gersen, New Yorker, 15 May 2025
Niwot’s dynasty: The Cougar girls have won five straight Class 4A titles by a wide margin and are poised to make a run at a sixth straight this week.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 14 May 2025
On display outside the Heat arena: The FIFA Club World Cup trophy, a tournament which this summer involves 32 of the best cubs worldwide, including Lionel Messi and Inter Miami.
The Panthers still are poised to make a run at a second straight championship.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 26 Apr. 2025
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“Make a run at.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/make%20a%20run%20at. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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