run into

verb

1. also tr to collide with or cause to collide with

   her car ran into a tree

2. to encounter unexpectedly
3. also tr to be beset by or cause to be beset by

   the project ran into financial difficulties

4. to extend to; be of the order of

   debts running into thousands

Example Sentences

But a full-scale repeal of Biden’s 2022 energy law could run into resistance from Republicans in Congress, because much of the program’s spending has flowed into GOP districts.

From Los Angeles Times

“I always run into him about midway through the walk,” Schneider says.

From Los Angeles Times

Experts estimate that the total bill for one million or more deportations would run into tens or even hundreds of billions of dollars.

From BBC

Only weeks earlier I’d run into a tarantula on the trail’s edge clutching a still-living insect in its long furry arms — several hikers were hovering over it, snapping photos with paparazzi-like fervor.

From Los Angeles Times

The construction of hundreds of miles of new pylons is also likely to run into political opposition, with a number of schemes facing fierce local opposition.

From BBC

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