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Runkle is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Benjamin Piatt Runkle, (1836–1916), founder of Sigma Chi fraternity, colonel in the Union Army during the American Civil War
- Bertha Runkle (1879–1958), American novelist and playwright
- John Daniel Runkle (1822–1902), US educator and mathematician
- Nathan Runkle (b. 1984), American animal rights advocate
- Theadora Van Runkle (1929–2011), American costume designer
Usage examples of "runkle".
Ed Runkle was a criminal lawyer, probably the shrewdest and most successful in the profession.
The Agent perceived that, for some reason, Runkle was making an attempt to draw him out.
He looked up, frowning, as the bald-headed, oily Ed Runkle approached him.
His eyes, under the bushy eyebrows, took cognizance of the strained attitudes of Runkle and Fenton.
The judge leaned forward a little, inspecting him closely, while Runkle stepped to his side, whispered in his ear so that everybody could hear.
He could now see the front door of the court room through which Runkle and the killer had gone.
So quickly and quietly had the thing been done that the few people in the corridor had not even noticed it until Runkle began to shout.
The car swung around the corner and passed out of the sight and ken of the crowd surrounding Runkle and Fenton.
He elbowed through the crowd in front of the court room until he was close to Runkle, and tapped him on the shoulder.
That was District Attorney Fenton, who watched them speculatively until they turned into the shabby building past the next corner, where Runkle had his office.
He ordered Bates to place two men on the task of shadowing Runkle, the lawyer, and of checking up on anybody he might meet.
If Runkle or Brinz should leave the house in the meantime, I want to know about it.
Marcy should be calling on Runkle and Brinz in this out-of-the-way section of Brooklyn.
He waited a moment to see if Runkle was being followed by Grace or Fowler, who were supposed to be watching the house on Belvidere Road.
It was important that Runkle should not be lost sight of at this time.