runaway

Example Sentences

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Runaway inflation has caused the price of basic goods to soar and mountains of trash have piled up on the streets of Havana.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

Runaway capital spending is hardly unique in the AI race.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

Runaway production has had an adverse effect on entertainment workers, as well as ancillary businesses, such as prop houses and caterers, that depend on Hollywood to survive.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 28, 2024

Runaway winner of the Welsh Grand National by 35 lengths on heavy ground in December, but was pulled up in the Cheltenham Gold Cup.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2024

“We gotta find the Runaway Mine Train, Scoob-a-doob,” she says.

From "Clean Getaway" by Nic Stone