How to Use run-in in a Sentence
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This isn't the Aces first run-in with the league over the last few years.
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CBS News,
18 May 2024
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The drugs took over, and run-ins with the law increased.
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Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
24 Jan. 2025
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That’s the extent of his run-ins with the long arm of U.S. law.
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Kenneth Rapoza,
Forbes,
16 Mar. 2023
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Hart has had a number of run-ins with the law since 2020.
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Elliot Hughes,
Journal Sentinel,
7 Mar. 2024
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But that wasn’t Billingsley’s first run-in with the law.
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Minyvonne Burke,
NBC News,
30 Sep. 2023
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This latest run-in with the law is the fourth time in the past 17 months for Randle.
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Drew Davison,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
31 Jan. 2024
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Jesse tells us about a run-in with the one and only Prue Leith in the test kitchen.
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Bon Appétit,
6 Feb. 2025
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The concept might have remained just an idea if not for a run-in with the law.
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Brandon Kochkodin,
Forbes,
8 Oct. 2024
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Bryan has faced numerous run-ins with the law over the past few months.
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J. Kim Murphy,
Variety,
4 Jan. 2025
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Schmidt-Crockett has had numerous run-ins with the law in the past.
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The Arizona Republic,
16 May 2023
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Read about Chance the Rapper’s sweet run-in with Short below.
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Glenn Rowley,
Billboard,
27 Feb. 2023
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After his run-ins with the city, Gheen decided to sell the house and maybe buy a bar with the proceeds.
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Jim Weiker,
The Enquirer,
16 Mar. 2023
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The dog bounced back quickly from his cactus run-in and, on March 19, got the all-clear to start searching for a home.
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Kelli Bender,
Peoplemag,
21 Mar. 2023
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The arrest is part of a string of run-ins Kelley has had with law enforcement over the years.
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Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
10 Aug. 2024
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There had been some run-ins that some lawmakers brought charges against you.
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Nbc Universal,
NBC News,
9 Apr. 2023
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Former Smallville star Tom Welling has had a run-in with the law.
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Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
29 Jan. 2025
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Two boats taking part in the The Ocean Race had run-ins with killer whales on Thursday, the race reported.
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Jace Evans,
USA TODAY,
24 June 2023
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Betts himself was no stranger to run-ins with the law, and his volatility led to him leaving the band for good in 2000.
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Spin Staff,
SPIN,
8 Jan. 2025
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Betts himself was no stranger to run-ins with the law, and his volatility led to him leaving the band for good in 2000.
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Spin Staff,
SPIN,
18 Apr. 2024
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Mars’ run-in with Neptune stirs up frustrations on the job.
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USA TODAY,
3 Sep. 2024
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Following his divorce, Schroder had some run-ins with the law.
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Kimberlee Speakman,
Peoplemag,
12 July 2024
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Scantlin has had numerous other run-ins with the law over the years.
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Mitchell Peters,
Billboard,
3 Aug. 2024
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But the young Simpson also had several run-ins with the law.
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Dakin Andone,
CNN,
11 Apr. 2024
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The arrest wasn’t Sardina’s first run-in with the law, police sources said.
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Emma Seiwell,
New York Daily News,
27 July 2024
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Zachery Ty Bryan has begun the new year with another run-in with the law.
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Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
3 Jan. 2025
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That brief run-in with the paranormal hasn’t changed the Charleston native’s view on USC one bit.
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Meghan Overdeep,
Southern Living,
25 Oct. 2023
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A day after her run-in with the agent, Webb recalls Jones begging her to come over with her son for a play date.
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Shomik Mukherjee,
The Mercury News,
2 Feb. 2025
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Nelly’s got a little bit of a dilemma on his hands: a run-in with St. Louis police.
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Alexandra Del Rosario,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Aug. 2024
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Trump also had a direct run-in with NOAA during his first term.
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Umair Irfan,
Vox,
21 Feb. 2025
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Divers, like Tim Lehman, have become more aware of sharks’ presence in recent years with frequent run-ins.
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Jon Chapman,
Miami Herald,
18 Feb. 2025
- I just thought I'd run in and pick up my package.
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The Gators got off to a good start with two runs in the first.
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Susan Miller Degnan,
Miami Herald,
3 Mar. 2024
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Kenyan Drake scored for Ravens on a 4-yard run in the first half.
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Mitch Stacy,
BostonGlobe.com,
8 Jan. 2023
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Of the four seen running in the ad, the 21-year-old De La Cruz is the youngest.
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Dave Clark,
The Enquirer,
8 July 2023
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Can the Utes find a way to show more firmly against the run in the weeks ahead?
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Gordon Monson,
The Salt Lake Tribune,
9 Oct. 2022
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Aberdeen scored a run in the fifth and two in the seventh.
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Randy McRoberts,
Baltimore Sun,
11 June 2022
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But the Cougars went on a 15-10 run in the final five minutes to hang on for the win.
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Matt Murschel,
Orlando Sentinel,
1 Feb. 2025
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The race will likely be run in a week or two, Saari said.
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Chris Bieri,
Anchorage Daily News,
23 July 2022
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The Cardinals tied the game with a run in the fourth inning.
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Peter Abraham,
BostonGlobe.com,
19 June 2022
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Colton Haynes is a con artist on the run in his new Lifetime movie.
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Giovana Gelhoren,
Peoplemag,
28 Sep. 2022
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His Tigers went 27-6 — the program’s best run in more than four decades.
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Matt Baker,
The Athletic,
18 Feb. 2025
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The Giants scored a run in the ninth and brought the potential winning run to the plate.
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Lamond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
3 July 2022
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This could take the form of short videos that run in the ad spot before, say, a YouTube video.
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Caroline Mimbs Nyce,
The Atlantic,
8 Mar. 2024
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White could run in that election — with good odds, too.
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Cuneyt Dil,
Axios,
4 Feb. 2025
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The Astros scored two runs in the third inning and one run in the fourth inning.
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Evan Petzold,
Detroit Free Press,
27 Aug. 2023
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The decrease is attributed to a change in the mix of plants running in 2024.
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Quartz Bot,
Quartz,
14 Nov. 2024
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Friday the 13th will see the film begin its run in 90 countries.
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Vulture,
12 Oct. 2023
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Wright State reeled off a run in the closing minutes to win at the Yum Center.
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Brett Dawson,
The Courier-Journal,
10 Dec. 2022
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Azle was able to score three runs in the sixth inning, but only one was earned.
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Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
17 Apr. 2024
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In beating Lakeville North, Shakopee scored six runs in the bottom of the fifth inning to go up 10-2.
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Tom Schardin,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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On the mound The Rays recaptured the lead with one run in the sixth, seventh and eighth innings.
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Evan Petzold,
Detroit Free Press,
26 Mar. 2023
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The Guardians blew the game open with five runs in the fifth, highlighted by Kwan’s two-run double.
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Staff and Wire Reports,
The Mercury News,
20 Apr. 2024
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Alexander has been rocked for nine hits and eight runs in just 2 1/3 innings.
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Jon Becker,
The Mercury News,
14 Mar. 2024
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The offense scored an unearned run in the first inning against lefty Julio Urias and that was it.
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Paul Hoynes,
cleveland,
19 June 2022
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Archer had a 6-yard touchdown run in the third quarter to force the running clock.
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Nwa Democrat-Gazette,
Arkansas Online,
22 Oct. 2023
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The chain racing around the bar will eventually create a small burr on the edge of the groove that the chain runs in.
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Joe Truini,
Popular Mechanics,
10 July 2023
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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.
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Nick Piecoro,
The Arizona Republic,
4 Apr. 2023
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Wheeler let up one run in the first inning on a wild pitch.
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Sam Cohn,
Baltimore Sun,
29 Mar. 2023
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Maverek Russell drove in both runs in the fourth inning with a two-run home run.
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Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Apr. 2023
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Julia Ramirez has also filed paperwork with the city and state to run in the 12th Ward.
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Chicago Tribune,
1 Nov. 2022
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