How to Use run into in a Sentence

run into

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  • Perry ran into the room and struggled for the gun with the victim.
    — Kansas City Star, 27 July 2026
  • Some of them took off rolling and spinning and running into each other.
    — Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 26 July 2026
  • Recent grads are running into dead-ends with their job searches.
    — Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • Waiting for the ferry to go home, our black-eyed hero runs into Nancy.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2026
  • The odds are still against the Tigers being able to mount a run into the postseason.
    — Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 15 July 2026
  • An old school friend Shoichiro ran into on the street gave him a ticket to a concert.
    — Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
  • If the alert sounds, people will panic, flood into stairwells, run into the street and get hurt.
    — Andrei Popoviciu, The Dial, 21 July 2026
  • Williams ran into the street and tried to force her way into a car, and officers told her to stop, police said.
    — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 1 July 2026
  • Need for change This isn't Shafley's first time running into issues with his son's care.
    — Dennis Valera, CBS News, 28 July 2026
  • The Thunder are hardly the only team that have run into this problem.
    — Bryan Toporek, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
  • The efforts have run into resistance in court and within his own party.
    — Ana Ceballos follow, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
  • Harry, Lilibet and Archie ran into the ocean as Meghan looked on.
    — Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 23 July 2026
  • Later in the show, Jackson ran into the ring during Smith’s match.
    — James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
  • Wildlife is everywhere—our group ran into several deer during the round.
    — Scott Kramer, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • With Skubal in the clubhouse, Baltimore turned one run into five.
    — CBS News, 29 July 2026
  • Rob immediately ran into the house to make sure my mom was OK.
    — Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 29 June 2026
  • Somewhere, a driverless car is going to run into a data center, and the world is going to explode.
    — Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
  • Reigns went back-and-forth, shades of Bron Breakker, and ran into a Rollins Spear for a nearfall.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The news conference was held at the home of a family that Abbott said ran into such issues.
    — Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 July 2026
  • That habit has a cost, and relationship science runs into it constantly.
    — Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • His celebration — running into the stands to find his girlfriend — was superb too.
    — Adam Crafton, New York Times, 20 July 2026
  • Other folks run into emergencies like a car repair or medical issue and don't have the cash to cover it.
    — Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 22 July 2026
  • JPMorgan thinks the stock market could run into some trouble this summer.
    — Fred Imbert, CNBC, 2 July 2026
  • Some customers report good experiences, but many ran into problems.
    — Jason Rueger, USA Today, 29 July 2026
  • Now, a rookie might be expected to run into this problem by not loading dishes in the machine correctly.
    — Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 11 July 2026
  • Smith struggled with the deputies, broke free and ran into the street, the videos provided by the Sheriff’s Office show.
    — Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Customers fled stores, ran into other buildings for safety, and sheltered in place as first responders arrived.
    — Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 7 Aug. 2026
  • What happens if the characters’ attempts to move past true love’s first kiss run into a metaphorical — or perhaps vaginal — brick wall?
    — Hayley Fleming, PEOPLE, 18 July 2026
  • The emergency air supply can be sent underwater if a diver becomes trapped or runs into trouble.
    — Darius Johnson, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • But the union that represents department workers says staff have run into issues with equipment and access at their new postings.
    — Heather Hollingsworth, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026

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