Meanings of ran strongly in English

Upon the other hand, opinion in general ran strongly against him.

Under his feet the water from the distant river ran strongly.

Noah ran strongly, even in the deep sand.

On the Atlantic coast, however, the general trend of opinion ran strongly in favor of the Entente.

Here also the arbitrary and non-productive style of teaching ran strongly counter to me at every step.

Public opinion ran strongly against him and but for his illness he would probably have been hanged by a mob.

The enthusiasm of the times ran strongly against them; and the emperors who stemmed the torrent were exasperated and punished by the public hatred.

Buttigieg's first book, Shortest Way Home, was a hit, selling nearly 150,000 copies as its author ran strongly in the Democratic primary.