Adjective : a run-on entry in a dictionary. From Dictionary.com.
That was the worst run-on sentence I've ever seen. From Wordnik.com. [Lost.] Reference
Also it should stop griping about run-on sentences. From Wordnik.com. [jaxraven Diary Entry] Reference
Just with lots of capitilization and run-on sentance. From Wordnik.com. [hamletwildie Diary Entry] Reference
I've been accused of being a run-on kind of girl sometimes. From Wordnik.com. [ON THE BUBBLE - PERSONS OF INTEREST] Reference
In drier areas it normally receives additional run-on water. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 14] Reference
HARRIS: But first, can a vehicle really run-on vege-table oil?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 29, 2006] Reference
One big long run-on sentence, one class bleeding into the next. From Wordnik.com. [Nineteen Minutes]
Horrible run-on sentence but I can't of any better way to say it. From Wordnik.com. [Rudy: I "Usually" Hear Democrats Blame America For 9/11] Reference
Rumpelstiltskin run of the mill run-on sentence run the gamut. From Wordnik.com. [Entry Index: Ruhr Valley to sitting pretty] Reference
Okay, that was a long run-on sentence -- blame it on pain medication. From Wordnik.com. [Calling On Your Help] Reference
How can we expect anyone to read a run-on sentence of 350 characters?. From Wordnik.com. [Deborah Jiang Stein: Passover in 140 Characters] Reference
The other problem, pure ethanol, most cars cannot run-on pure ethanol. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 29, 2006] Reference
If you met me you would probably say I am more of a run-on sentence girl. From Wordnik.com. [Intention Schmention] Reference
And we understand that the president and his party will run-on that issue. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 6, 2006] Reference
Five-foot-wide alleys separate the run-on maze of squalid concrete housing. From Wordnik.com. [Rhymes amid rubble: Palestinian refugee rappers' voices spill out across borders] Reference
Admittedly, that mindblowing run-on sentence at the end overeggs the pudding. From Wordnik.com. [The Biblicals] Reference
HARRIS: Fuel for thought this morning -- can a car really run-on vege-table oil?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 29, 2006] Reference
He says it all in a rush, with the run-on efficiency of a friendly receptionist. From Wordnik.com. [The Man Who Wouldn't Grow Up: When Sirius XM radio DJ Kenny Curtis talks, kids listen] Reference
Talking points, illogical, circular run-on sentences and vicious but muted attacks. From Wordnik.com. [George Lakoff: A Brief Guide to the Debates] Reference
Eda's comment translates as one of the most beautiful run-on haiku's I've ever read. From Wordnik.com. [Hell in a Handbasket: More Disturbing Signs] Reference
Giving run-on item descriptions like "This little music box no it's not its a candle.". From Wordnik.com. [grouse Diary Entry] Reference
Two tips – remove all the run-on sentences and take out all the IT nerd jargon. reply. From Wordnik.com. [SocialText 3.0 blends Facebook, Twitter, and the Enterprise] Reference
Especially all of you who crave perfect english and hate the sight of a run-on sentence. From Wordnik.com. [ea-drew Diary Entry] Reference
Today, of course, you're lucky if you get a few run-on sentences about Nigerian royalty. From Wordnik.com. [Con Men Lose Their Cool in the E-Mail Era] Reference
Magilside stopped with his mouth open, breath already drawn for his next run-on sentence. From Wordnik.com. [The Life of the World to Come]
He did adore his family, of course, but they were like the period after a run-on sentence. From Wordnik.com. [For Irony] Reference
Long, run-on sentences with unclear subjects, are really difficult for the 8 to 12 year olds. From Wordnik.com. [Is Bush a Moron] Reference
Although she didn't understand a word of Chinese she knew a run-on answer when she heard one. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-06-02] Reference
How about a computer program that breaks up run-on paragraphs, which scream out DON'T READ ME?. From Wordnik.com. [Introducing "Think Twice" Word Detection System To OpEdNews] Reference
I must confess that this massively long, run-on 73 word sentence leaves me syntactically confused. From Wordnik.com. [Students Organize Media Reform Group, Make Plans to Send Group to NCMR] Reference
Beck even crooned all mushy about the National Park Service and Congress in the same run-on sentence. From Wordnik.com. [Lorelei Kelly: Beck-Palin 2010] Reference
Yuki drew a breath and launched into what was becoming her trademark — an uninterruptible run-on question. From Wordnik.com. [7th Heaven]
Wow, Boyle isn't just drunk; he sounds like he's been doing a line: his speech is one tick-filled, run-on sentence. From Wordnik.com. [Vanity Fair's First Annual Golden Globes Live Blog: Vanity Fair] Reference
YOUNG: Yes, irrespective of who asked the question, your honor, doesn't permit the witness to give a run-on answer. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript - Special Event: Trial for Seminole County Absentee Ballots in Evidence Phase - December 6, 2000] Reference
MCCANN: They're torn between, Wolf, feeling that the U.S. caused this, these kind of run-on attacks, and accepting the help. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 17, 2004] Reference
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