7 sentences with 'runs'
Example sentences and phrases with the word runs and other words derived from it.
• « The theory that the Black Death was bubonic plague runs into the problem that modern outbreaks of bubonic plague do not seem to travel as fast as the Black Death did, although that almost certainly has a lot to do with the much more effective sanitation and treatment available in the modern era compared to the medieval Black Death scenario. »
• « To reach this place, the centre of a region sparsely populated by nomads, the best way to get there is by air; anyone travelling overland runs the risk of being robbed. »
• « After two months in hospital, the little girl runs back, healthy and happy, into her grandmother's arms. »
• « "We use a generator that runs on petrol. One day we will run out of fuel because of the armed conflict". »
• « When the game was over, with both teams scoring a lot of runs, I asked my son if he thought I, as umpire, had been fair to both teams. »
• « Blood, that torrent of life that runs through our veins, carrying oxygen, clotting wounds, carrying proteins, etc., must in some cases be replaced or corrected. »
• « Adrenaline is a hormone produced by the adrenal medulla that runs in the blood and acts at a distance. In contrast, noradrenaline is a neurotransmitter that acts directly at the nerve ending. »