Sentence examples for something of a running from inspiring English sources

For many people who knew Rock, his underwhelming film career was something of a running joke.

Ms. Fuller wrote about this antipathy in a book last year, saying it has been something of a running motif.

Since then, all attempts to bring him to justice have stalled, and the whole affair is now treated as something of a running joke.

The debates held in the Republican nominating contest have been so frequent and omnipresent that they have become something of a running joke.

As something of a running joke, Mr. Giraldo was often needled by fellow roasters on Comedy Central for being the comedian no one had ever heard of.

One player who sent four paper clips to his secret giftee has become something of a running joke in online discussions of the Secret Santa.

In his nearly three and a half decades at Haverford, one of the most selective colleges in the United States, Donnelly has developed a reputation as something of a spiritual running guru who molds teams of decent but not exceptional high school athletes into elite college runners.

This is a recipe that requires something of a run-up.

That greatly erodes both ends of the Republic team against a Bosnia who are free-flowing in attack and somewhat fragile in defence, but are on something of a run, with five wins from their last six games to claim a play-off place.

Much is often made (including in a few of the DVD extras) about Mr. Hopper's and Mr. Fonda's work with the independent producer Roger Corman on flicks like "The Trip" (1967) and how a gig with Mr. Corman was something of a run-and-gun film school.

Chaps named Duffy and Carey head the city's two big futures exchanges.The Ryans had something of a run too: George was governor until earlier this year (and won international acclaim for emptying the state's Death Row), and Jim (no relation) was attorney-general.