How to Use run-up in a Sentence

run-up

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  • The theory is the lack of run-up should make kick returns safer.
    — Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 20 Mar. 2024
  • The exact cause of the latest run-up in Treasury rates is hard to pinpoint.
    — Joe Rennison, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2023
  • Rapinoe and Rose Lavelle have dealt with nagging injuries in the World Cup run-up.
    — Sean Gregory, Time, 10 July 2023
  • In the clip, Travis, 34, is on a golf course getting ready to haul off on a tee shot in run-up Happy fashion.
    — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 30 Aug. 2024
  • This is all part of a run-up to the launch of The Final Shape, which Destiny makes no bones about promoting here.
    — Paul Tassi, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024
  • Apple had gained 46% this year through Tuesday’s close, part of a broader run-up in tech stocks.
    — Bloomberg, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2023
  • The topsy-turvy response owes in part to a run-up in stock prices that preceded the rate cut, experts said.
    — Max Zahn, ABC News, 20 Sep. 2024
  • The swift run-up in long-term Treasury yields—to around 5% from 4% in early August—suggests Wall Street now agrees.
    — Nick Timiraos, WSJ, 30 Oct. 2023
  • Some analysts are warning that its run-up has been too speedy.
    — Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Dec. 2023
  • After a busy run-up to NHL trade deadline day, Friday was not so eventful.
    — Mike Brehm, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2023
  • Many in this age group have had a run-up in their home equity, so have more leverage when buying a home, Lautz said.
    — Marni Jameson, Orlando Sentinel, 31 Mar. 2023
  • Meanwhile, investors are still coming to terms with the rapid run-up in rates, which sparked a huge sell-off in US government bonds and stocks last year.
    — Julia Horowitz, CNN, 3 May 2023
  • The West, where homes are the most expensive in the country and where some of the biggest price run-ups occured during the past few years, is seeing some of the biggest price declines.
    — Anna Bahney, CNN, 21 Feb. 2023
  • The first is the 40% June to September run-up in jet fuel, a line item that even before the jump accounted for around one-fourth of operating costs.
    — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 11 Nov. 2023
  • Likewise, a sharp run-up in food and fuel prices tied to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022 sharply sped up inflation but has now pulled back.
    — Jeanna Smialek, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2023
  • The reason, Hepp said, is partly due to softness in the Austin real estate market, which saw a huge run-up in prices during the pandemic.
    — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 8 Dec. 2023
  • But some political strategists and economists say the rapid run-up in prices since the pandemic could change that.
    — Conor Dougherty, New York Times, 15 Dec. 2023
  • Shares in some of those firms have more than doubled this year, including a big run-up this month after the central bank signaled it is done lifting rates.
    — Ben Eisen, WSJ, 27 Dec. 2023
  • The precious metal’s strong run-up so far in 2023 has left it in need of a catalyst to break beyond its record high, the World Gold Council says in its monthly report.
    — wsj.com, 11 May 2023
  • As the midfielder started his run-up, assistant coach David Webb held his breath, tightly huddled together with the rest of the team.
    — Ben Church, CNN, 17 June 2024
  • In the housing market, rising interest rates triggered a huge run-up in mortgage costs, which can cause buyers to bow out of the market or drive prices down.
    — Rachel Siegel, Washington Post, 12 Apr. 2023
  • That’s actually very good news for current shareholders, as a large part of the dividend shrinkage has come from a 66% run-up in shares.
    — Brett Owens, Forbes, 8 Sep. 2024
  • Purchasing a home is more expensive than ever in many areas of the country after run-ups in both prices and mortgage rates over the past couple of years.
    — Bloomberg, Orange County Register, 30 Apr. 2024
  • Keith Gill, who has been silent on social media for the past three years—and whose evangelism for GameStop shares led to a massive run-up in the stock—posted an image Sunday.
    — Chris Morris, Fortune, 13 May 2024
  • The overall market stayed hot even as the Federal Reserve hoisted interest rates, spurring a steep run-up in mortgage rates.
    — Rachel Siegel, Washington Post, 25 Jan. 2024
  • Americans struggling with a two-year inflation run-up are getting some relief at the gas pump and in grocery stores while rent costs are still climbing.
    — USA TODAY, 15 June 2023
  • Economists widely expected the steep run-up in rates would cause a recession.
    — Rachel Siegel, Washington Post, 12 Dec. 2023
  • Homeowners in the 1970s faced ever-higher property tax assessments due to a sharp run-up in home values.
    — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2024
  • The shares already have more than tripled so far this year, a run-up that has boosted Nvidia's market value to $1.2 trillion — a threshold that thrust the company into the tech industry's elite.
    — CBS News, 23 Aug. 2023
  • Higher prices, lower sales PepsiCo is making these changes because consumers, strained by a run-up in inflation, have been buying fewer snacks.
    — Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 16 Oct. 2024
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run up

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  • And why not run up and down the beach in these bad boys?
    — Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Apr. 2024
  • The crowd screamed and ran up to hand the queens dollar bills.
    — Casey Parks, Washington Post, 25 June 2024
  • The bears can climb trees, swim and run up and downhill up to 40 mph.
    — Timothy Bella, Washington Post, 24 July 2023
  • The bears can climb trees, swim, and run up and downhill up to 40 mph.
    — Timothy Bella, Washington Post, 7 Sep. 2023
  • Once lit, the flame can run up to eight hours on high or up to 16 hours on low.
    — Dorian Smith-Garcia, Parents, 9 Apr. 2024
  • My man Pretty Chi would run up and down and bring down the news.
    — Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 18 July 2022
  • Black bears are strong swimmers and tree climbers and can run up to 35 mph.
    — Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 7 June 2024
  • Ellis scored the opening points of the game with a 9-yard TD run up the middle.
    — Ronnie Holman, cleveland, 9 Sep. 2022
  • But that push is running up against the First Amendment.
    — Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 26 Feb. 2024
  • The $30 million will fund phase one of the hub, expected to run up to 36 months.
    — Anthony Hennen | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 2 Aug. 2024
  • But the dog runs up, circling me again, & back to its owner.
    — Yusef Komunyakaa, The New Yorker, 6 May 2024
  • Cal ran up 58 in that win over the Mean Green before finding the end zone just once against the Tigers.
    — Michael Casagrande | [email protected], al, 10 Sep. 2023
  • Bridges didn't just run up and down the court in those 44 minutes, either.
    — Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 18 Mar. 2022
  • Smith slipped a tackle and then ran up the right sideline in front of the Rams bench to midfield.
    — Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 22 Sep. 2024
  • And yet is named in the honor of a coach who ran up a keen 220 in Cumberland.
    — Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Nov. 2023
  • Sanders' 35-yard run up the middle to midfield late in the third quarter.
    — Martin Frank, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2022
  • Cerda got the Wildcats on the board first with a 33-yard run up the middle.
    — Tim Meehan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2023
  • And then one of them would run up and need a Band-Aid or whatever.
    — Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 20 Sep. 2024
  • Warn jumped out of his vehicle and ran up to the Tesla and kicked the door open, video shows.
    — Shelly Bradbury, The Denver Post, 9 Oct. 2024
  • Penalties could run up to two years jail time and up to $1.1 million in fines.
    — Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 18 Oct. 2024
  • The two-point play was a Josh Jacobs run up the middle that was denied.
    — Tyler Dragon, USA TODAY, 11 Oct. 2022
  • The lights require power cords that run up the back of the tree, but they’re hidden well.
    — Jenni Gritters, wsj.com, 27 Oct. 2023
  • Once charged, the vacuum can run up for to 40 minutes at a time.
    — Amy Schulman, Peoplemag, 19 Oct. 2023
  • Disney will run up to 4 minutes of ads per hour, which isn’t a big deal.
    — Chris Smith, BGR, 18 May 2022
  • Take 10 minutes to run up the stairs in your office or home.
    — Zee Krstic, Good Housekeeping, 22 Nov. 2022
  • Sanders was jammed up on a run up the middle from the 17 and safety Zion Puckett punched the ball out.
    — Tom Murphy, arkansasonline.com, 12 Nov. 2023
  • Some run up to Zuniga and wrap their arms around her legs.
    — Claire Bryan, San Antonio Express-News, 10 June 2022
  • The Rockets put a real scare in the Warriors with their run up the standings.
    — Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2024
  • Each buzzer had two motors with wires that ran up to the booth, and the projectionist would hit the switch.
    — Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 17 Sep. 2023
  • After shares ran up more than 20%, the average price target anticipates the stock pulling back by nearly 5%, per LSEG.
    — Alex Harring, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2024

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