Sentences with 'runner'
Example sentences and phrases with the word runner and other words derived from it.
• « The Athenians sent a renowned runner, Pheidippides, to Sparta (about 140 miles from Athens) to ask for help. »
• « Life is like a relay race. It counts a lot how far ahead the previous runner is at the moment of handing over the baton (or relay) to us. »
• « In the last inning of one-run games, when there was a runner on third base and two outs, my uncle and coach Ben would pace back and forth, yelling, "Come on, Paddy, you can do it!" I'd get two strikes on the batter and, before going back to pitch, I'd wink at my uncle and get the third out. He'd run into the diamond and shake my hand. »