4 Sentences With "makes a run at"

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It makes a run at cleverness, trying to be a dark screwball commentary on America's race problem. from Vox
Politics With Orrin Hatch calling it quits in the Senate, don't be surprised if Mitt Romney makes a run at the seat. from CNN
While De Grasse chases the Canadian 100m record this season he knows he has a few more years before he makes a run at Bolt's title as the world's fastest man. from Reuters
"We stand tall on this sort of alleged million-dollar wage differential between having a college degree and not having a college degree without acknowledging that not everyone who makes a run at it makes it," he told me. from Vice