: a usually cursory reading, summary, or rehearsal
ran through; run through; running through; runs through
Examples of run-through in a Sentence
Noun
could you give me a quick run-through of what the referendum question is all about?
Verb
before I knew what was happening, the thug had run through me with a knife
how did you manage to run through $300 in one day?
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Hank Shteamer, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2025
But, stylistic touches aside, a significant chunk of the film is just a run-through of the lurid details of one of the most famous murder cases in American history.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 7 Mar. 2025
Joseph Hernandez, Bon Appetit Magazine, 15 Apr. 2025
With a ball-carrier attempting to run through the Rosenborg midfield, Nypan — who scored the game’s opening goal before assisting his side’s second — upends the player with a fierce challenge, creating the potential for a counter-attack in the other direction.
—Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
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Noun
On the original, Braxton (on flute), the trumpeter Kenny Wheeler and the bassist Dave Holland align on an ingenious cyclical theme, tacking on one new phrase with each run-through, while the drummer Jerome Cooper adds fluttering texture.
—Hank Shteamer, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2025
But, stylistic touches aside, a significant chunk of the film is just a run-through of the lurid details of one of the most famous murder cases in American history.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 7 Mar. 2025
Verb
Places like Italy, and Spain, and Greece, these places are not meant to be run through.
—Joseph Hernandez, Bon Appetit Magazine, 15 Apr. 2025
With a ball-carrier attempting to run through the Rosenborg midfield, Nypan — who scored the game’s opening goal before assisting his side’s second — upends the player with a fierce challenge, creating the potential for a counter-attack in the other direction.
—Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
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“Run-through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/run-through. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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