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

For many 20-somethings returning home from college, that Wednesday is typically an excuse to party, run into familiar faces and see what everyone’s been up to.

From Los Angeles Times

A law in the US state of Utah - which was similar to Australia’s - ran into a different issue: it was blocked by a federal judge who found it unconstitutional.

From BBC

"To be brutally honest, we run into these kind of things every week," says London-based Premier League video content creator Kevin Yuan.

From BBC

In the past few years, a number of celebrities have run into legal trouble for promoting crypto to followers without disclosing that they had vested interests.

From BBC

Talking to farmers, very quickly our conversation would often involve very big numbers - talk of assets running into a few million pounds.

From BBC

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