amok
Example Sentences
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Once considered a canny innovator, and then, with his purchase of the flailing Washington Post, a white knight, he has since become the embodiment of capitalism run amok.
From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026
Is it simply the fact that England, world champions and seven-time defending champions, are running amok and pushing up the average?
From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026
Now, the rest of them are rejecting the nice guy while Rapaport continues to run amok.
From Salon • Jan. 15, 2026
The poster child for vendor financing run amok was Lucent Technologies.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 22, 2025
Lourdes blames Enrique’s grandmother Maria: she spoiled the boy and let him run amok.
From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario
Vocabulary lists containing amok
Stargirl
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The Joy Luck Club
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