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come running
come quickly and eagerly
To come quickly, often because you are eager or because something has attracted your attention.
Hear it in real life
Did your dog respond when you called?
Yes, he came running straight away.
The children came running when they heard the ice-cream van.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: My dog came running ‸ me when I called.
Say: My dog came running to me when I called.
Use “to” before the person someone runs toward.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
come running; come running when something happens
Your turn: say it out loud
The children came running when they heard the ice-cream van.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
come running
come quickly and eagerly
“The children came running when they heard the ice-cream van.”
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