run wild
Example Sentences
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The fortified vault in Kentucky is closed to the public, allowing imaginations to run wild with conspiracies and myths: that the gold is gone or fake, or the vault contains alien objects.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026
"Then they walk up the path and suddenly see it, and the kids just run wild, completely excited."
From BBC ● Apr. 14, 2026
The plants spread out and run wild with large green leaves and magnificent five-pointed, edible, yellow blossoms.
From Salon ● Jun. 5, 2025
Depression can strip away the illusions people carry about themselves and others, and when that happens, humor, paradoxically, can run wild.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2024
She left her dogs to run wild and tended every need, cared for the humans she loved and, although she never would admit it, loved even more than she loved her dogs.
From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich
