run a mill

Frequency: 7.818.5 per million words

To be in charge of a factory.

millVERB + MILL (Sense: factory)

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run

Examples (10)

  • He decided to run a mill after inheriting it from his father.
  • It takes considerable skill and effort to successfully run a large mill.
  • They hired an expert to run the new textile mill.
  • My grandparents used to run a flour mill in the countryside.
  • The manager was struggling to run the paper mill efficiently.
  • She always dreamed of learning how to run her own small mill.
  • Who will run the mill now that the owner has retired?
  • We need a strong leader to run this steel mill through tough times.
  • They have been running the local mill for generations.
  • To run a mill requires knowledge of both machinery and market demand.