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was run vs was ran

The correct phrase is "was run." The verb "run" is an irregular verb, and its past participle form is also "run," so the correct construction is "was run."
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was run

This phrase is correct. The verb "run" is an irregular verb, and its past participle form is also "run."

Use "was run" when referring to an action that was completed in the past using the verb "run."

Examples:

  • The marathon was run in record time.
  • The race was run on a challenging course.
  • The experiment was run multiple times to ensure accuracy.
  • The play was run by a talented director.
  • The company was run by a team of experienced professionals.
  • It was run by a woman known as Mae Coleman.
  • And that was run by them.
  • The farm was run by an American Holiday Consortium traceable to a Minneapolis Hospital, and then to the Hitchcock Estate.
  • It was run by social workers for girls just like me... kamlaris.
  • Our system indicates a search was run from a computer in this office on a man named Tommy Fitzgerald.
  • Sometimes if you haven't cleared your cache, you can tell when a certain search was run.
  • It was run by a gambler named Diamond Jim O'Brien who also owned the Vestry Hall across the way.
  • Camp was run by Serbians, called themselves the Scorpions.
  • This club, was run by a campus math Professor, so Mr. polmar's...
  • It was run by the great and powerful parents, and the people were helpless and hopeless naughty children.
  • I don't think... she liked the way the company was run, the kinds of people she had to deal with.
  • And I would be sure that Wayne Enterprises was run honestly.
  • All I could do was run.
  • Looks like the car was run off the road.
  • The entire operation was run from a bunker across the campus.
  • All we could think to do was run.
  • And was run off the road by a jealous husband.
  • His work in practice was run all day to count trunks.
  • She was run down two nights ago.
  • She was run down by a car about a week ago.

was ran

This phrase is incorrect. The past participle form of the verb "run" is not "ran."

  • He was ran over by an animal rescue van.
  • I would be better off, If I was ran over by a truck.
  • My mom was ran ragged.
  • There was this ran down the center of the block.
  • Maybe it was him ran his mouth.
  • The press conference I was covering ran long.
  • When I was younger, the horse I was riding ran away with me.
  • The last meeting I was at ran over a little bit. I'm really sorry.
  • What was weird was we ran into another mugger, and this time, I saved him.
  • What I did was I ran out the clock so they couldn't prosecute you again.
  • Ruth was upset and ran away.
  • The guy was surprised and ran like hell.
  • Was worried you ran off in the middle of the night.
  • That was before I ran him through.
  • Everyone else was killed or ran.
  • And it was then she ran into a daughter...
  • The teacher said she was interrupted, ran out of time, so she scratched them into this door.
  • At least I was till she ran out of bank.
  • Yoo Kyung-ran was my last blind date.
  • It was like we ran for our lives.

Alternatives:

  • was run

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