Sentence examples for a decent run for from inspiring English sources

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The phrase "a decent run for" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a satisfactory or reasonable duration or performance of something, often in a context of time or effort.
Example: "The team had a decent run for the championship this season, making it to the semifinals."
Alternatives: "a good stretch for" or "a solid period for".

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Many state schools break up for summer this week, and Sony will be hoping for a decent run for Ghostbusters, which is rated 12A.

No doubt Khan could give him a decent run for his money but, on this evidence, it would not be a winning one against such a wily old warhorse, who is as slippery as he is seemingly unassailable.

The share price gains come after a decent run for the group when it has penned some impressive deals for its AIS products, which are used in navigation and homeland-security identification and tracking applications.

It continues a decent run for S4C, after excellent noir drama Y Gwyll (Hinterland), and makes for a refreshing change from the endless eisteddfods that once characterised the channel.

A range of players at varying prices with universal compatibility would give Apple's iPod a decent run for its money, and maybe a few bruises in the process.

And if dog owners are suspicious that their professional dog walkers are not giving their mutts a decent run for their money they can be called out as well.

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Torquay United manager Kevin Nicholson hopes his side's FA Trophy win over Chesham United can be the catalyst for a decent run of results.

We have put together a decent run of games.

It was previously declared the best picture of 2015 by critics in Los Angeles and Boston, setting it up for a decent run at best picture in the Academy Awards in March.

"He has been running on some bad ground, which he doesn't like, so I was hoping for a decent run on the good ground.

We have had a decent run".

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