run riot

Example Sentences

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Speculation has run riot that the Oscar-nominated US actor has been leading a double life as the masked rapper, who only ever reveals his eyes.

From BBC • Dec. 19, 2025

Intellectual license granted, the company is allowed to run riot in a performance work that maintains a Brechtian distance between actor and role.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 8, 2025

Off the bench, Billy Gilmour subtly brought some control to Scotland's play against Greece, who were threatening to run riot at Hampden for the second time in seven months.

From BBC • Nov. 12, 2025

Flowers also run riot inside City Hall too.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 11, 2023

Ghosts of Might Be run riot in the woods, and stationery shops and messes of stars.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell