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Definition of "run-ons" []

  • Plural form of run-on. (noun)

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Use "run-ons" in a sentence
  • "Short sentences and paragraphs for that matter tend to lend a kind of urgency, longer ones a sense of calm, reflection -- unless of course they're rampant run-ons, which are actually short sentences cobbledbreathlessly together."
  • "The racing run-ons of the Kid's inner monologue make "Lost Memory of Skin" read like a continuation of Mr. Banks's scarily exhilarating 1995 coming-of-age classic "Rule of the Bone," about a homeless boy's odyssey among biker gangs and drug traffickers."
  • "(Fortunately, unlike in years past, both of Tuesday's run-ons had some clothes on.)"