How to Use runny in a Sentence

runny

adjective
  • My eyes felt itchy and runny.
  • The scrambled eggs are runny.
  • The pudding is runnier than I like it.
  • Maybe a headache and some have like a runny nose, a cough.
    — oregonlive, 29 Dec. 2021
  • The flu comes with high fevers, body aches, headaches, cough and a runny nose.
    — Julie Washington, cleveland, 2 Nov. 2022
  • Your—or your child—have a runny nose, fever, and cough.
    — Byerin Prater, Fortune Well, 3 Mar. 2023
  • The first signs of the measles include a fever, red eyes, cough, and runny nose.
    — Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, 3 Apr. 2019
  • Or a cough or a runny nose - some of the classic signs of flu.
    — Robyn Correll, chicagotribune.com, 21 Feb. 2018
  • Crack the egg in the well and cook until the white is slightly cooked and yolk is runny.
    — Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Oct. 2021
  • Dear Heloise: Nine times out of 10, my gravy is too thin and runny.
    — Washington Post, 26 Aug. 2020
  • Don't cook them enough and your yolks will still be runny.
    — Lyndsey Matthews, Country Living, 8 Mar. 2018
  • The young girl had been sent home for having a runny nose.
    — Cindy Krischer Goodman, sun-sentinel.com, 30 Sep. 2021
  • Ever miss a day of 3rd grade with a headache, runny nose and a throat bruise?
    — Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 12 Oct. 2021
  • Then there's measles, which can give you a high fever, cough, runny nose and rash.
    — Jacqueline Howard, CNN, 15 May 2017
  • The extent of his symptoms were a loss of taste and smell, a mild fever, and a runny nose.
    — Katie McInerney, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Feb. 2021
  • The symptoms of the disease are fever, headache, cough, runny nose and body aches.
    — Reuters, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
  • When served slightly chilled, the caramel is not runny and is quit firm.
    — Claire Saffitz, Bon Appetit, 19 Mar. 2018
  • Jade had a low-grade fever and a bit of a runny nose, but nothing that caused alarm.
    — Sarah Kay Leblanc, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2020
  • The sugary filling will be soft and runny until the bars have a chance to cool.
    — Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 30 Oct. 2023
  • Symptoms include a high fever, cough, runny nose and a rash all over the body.
    — Nicholas Rice, Peoplemag, 24 Feb. 2024
  • Symptoms of the virus include a runny nose, headache, cough and fever.
    — Loyd Brumfield, Dallas News, 4 Mar. 2020
  • If the filling is too warm and runny, chill it for a bit and whip filling again.
    — Carol Deptolla, Journal Sentinel, 27 July 2022
  • Symptoms can include a high fever, cough, runny nose and a rash all over the body.
    — Jordan Greene, Peoplemag, 11 Jan. 2024
  • And the kids themselves seemed to be faring well, too, with just coughs and runny noses.
    — Hallie Levine, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2020
  • The ones that come after days of misery for your child: the fever, the cough, the runny nose, and trouble breathing.
    — Emily Nadal, Parents, 20 July 2023
  • But a few weeks later, Porter's wife and son fell ill, and then Porter got a cough and a runny nose.
    — Mallika Kallingal, CNN, 16 May 2020
  • In the first stage, symptoms include a runny nose, cough and slight fever.
    — Doc Louallen, ABC News, 2 June 2025
  • The classic signs of spring have emerged: Red eyes, runny noses and fits of sneezing.
    — Jo Craven McGinty, WSJ, 12 Apr. 2019
  • Some patients may have allergy-like symptoms, such as stuffy and runny nose.
    — Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 19 June 2025
  • The rash is preceded by around three to five days by symptoms including conjunctivitis, dry cough, fever and runny nose and watery eyes.
    — Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 June 2025

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