How to Use make a run for in a Sentence

make a run for

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  • Now and then, one of the men in the cellar would make a run for it.
    — Luke Mogelson, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024
  • Cruise says that the car wasn't trying to make a run for it.
    — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 11 Apr. 2022
  • Dwayne Johnson will no longer make a run for the White House.
    — Vulture, 7 Oct. 2022
  • To cap the day, qualifiers in the Fast 6 will make a run for pole to set the front two rows.
    — Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 1 May 2023
  • To cap the day, qualifiers in the Fast 6 will make a run for pole to set the front two rows.
    — Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 1 May 2023
  • The victim was attacked but was able to fight the man off and make a run for it.
    — Stepheny Price, Fox News, 25 Mar. 2024
  • Temperatures will make a run for the low 60s for the highs.
    — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 7 Oct. 2022
  • Her support systems are in place to make a run for one of her greatest dreams, the Olympics.
    — Michelle Bruton, Forbes, 16 Feb. 2024
  • Camp kitchens were flooded and a few vehicles that had tried to make a run for the fences were stuck.
    — Sinna Nasseri, Bon Appétit, 8 Sep. 2023
  • How many of the rest of us would make a run for the presidency or any office?
    — Karlyn Bowman, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
  • King/Drew was 9-3 last season and could make a run for the league title this season.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2023
  • At 53-54, the notion the Sox will regroup and make a run for the postseason is remote.
    — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Aug. 2022
  • If Burner’s feat inspires you to make a run for a record, find a Lincoln Town Car.
    — K.c. Colwell, Car and Driver, 24 Dec. 2022
  • Joe then chose to make a run for it, and Roald followed closely behind.
    — Dory Jackson, Peoplemag, 10 Feb. 2023
  • Top Democrats around the state had been trying to lure her away from the private sector to make a run for office.
    — Cliff Pinckard, cleveland, 7 Apr. 2021
  • Scott ranks in the tour’s top 20 in driving distance and should make a run for the money if his putter gets hot.
    — Vsin Staff, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2021
  • Apart from this one-off event, Jonas isn’t really trying to make a run for it.
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 23 May 2023
  • Apart from this one-off event, Jonas isn’t really trying to make a run for it.
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 23 May 2023
  • The hope is to hang in there, then make a run for a playoff berth once Adam Duvall and Trevor Story return.
    — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 28 May 2023
  • An all-out melee ensues as Samira and Jonas make a run for the compound gates and Charly and Joseph break in to help them.
    — Megan McCluskey, TIME, 4 Apr. 2024
  • Only once does Paul make a run for it — albeit comically, and just to the end of the hallway.
    — Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 6 Dec. 2024
  • The Purge add an excellent bit of tension in trying to figure out when to team up and when to make a run for it to the escape hatch to win the game.
    — Rob Wieland, Forbes, 20 May 2021
  • With 24 games left in the regular season, the Lakers still have enough time to make a run for a playoff-in game by finishing in the top 10.
    — Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2023
  • The infield needs to find life at the plate if the Orioles are to make a run for the postseason in September, and there’s a 21-year-old raking in Triple-A who could help.
    — Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun, 31 Aug. 2022
  • In one view, this season should be the best chance since 2016 for a team outside the traditional Big Six to make a run for a place in the Champions League.
    — New York Times, 5 Aug. 2022
  • With in-and-out foot traffic, combined with the loud fireworks outside, animals can get frightened and make a run for it.
    — Griffin Wiles, The Indianapolis Star, 1 July 2022
  • Occasionally, someone would act up or try to make a run for it.
    — David Kortava, The New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2022
  • Harlan will definitely want to smash the delete button if the Utes do ultimately make a run for it.
    — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 10 Mar. 2023
  • Ferguson’s girlfriend tried to make a run for it and was nabbed after sustaining two gunshot wounds to her right thigh, cops said.
    — Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Eleven finds her bottomless reserve of power and bursts Vecna backward as Hopper and Joyce make a run for it.
    — Lauren Puckett-Pope, ELLE, 2 July 2022

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