run away
Example Sentences
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“They’d much rather run the risk of hiking now and having to cut later than sitting back and letting inflation run away from them,” Pantheon’s Vistesen said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
It was not the first time Larissa had run away but Karen said something was "niggling" her this time.
From BBC • May 27, 2026
The Mbeumo decision is more controversial, as the ball would have run away from him had it not hit his arm.
From BBC • May 17, 2026
If Liberace had run away with an art historian, they might have landed here.
From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026
It must be the sound of my blood pulsing but it sounds like an airplane overhead, something I can’t shake or run away from.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
