Word info

run at

Verb

Meaning

run at (third-person singular simple present runs at, present participle running at, simple past ran at, past participle run at)

To charge at someone; to advance as though to attack.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

Nintendo DS is not standing still. As a tenth serious competitor decides to make a run at Game Boy, DS raises the bar on portable gaming, before they even get started. Reggie Fils-Aimé

Now, here you see, it takes all the running you can do, to keep in the same place. If you want to get somewhere else, you must run at least twice as fast as that. Lewis Carroll

Heaven began to run at the edges. Harlan Ellison

Have fun in your command. Don't always run at a breakneck pace. Take leave when you've earned it, spend time with your families. Colin Powell

You cannot always run at your best. Bill Rodgers

My No. 1 priority, and it always has been this, is keeping our team together and making sure we have the right guys in the right positions to make a run at this for a long time. Drew Brees

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