Run-past Sentence Examples

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  • A Roman road may have run past the site; coins, &c., have been found, and the district at any rate was inhabited in Roman times.

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  • He might have run past them by the use of sail and oar to escape, but with the true spirit of a Norse warrior he refused to flee, and turned to give battle with the eleven ships immediately about him.

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  • At Vicksburg Porter's bombardment assisted Farragut to run past the forts (June 28).

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  • Programs from institutions that are widely known or accredited by the AACSB tend to cost even more, with total price tags that can run past $100,000.

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