make a run for it

Example Sentences

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Zac Steele, Troup County’s emergency management director, said the storm damaged the enclosures, allowing the tigers an opportunity to make a run for it.

From Washington Post • Mar. 26, 2023

The brothers decided to make a run for it with their families—and their most precious specimens.

From Science Magazine • Dec. 6, 2022

Several survivors later told reporters that when they saw their hallways fill with smoke, they returned to their apartments to await rescue rather than make a run for it.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 11, 2022

You could hear some people start banging on the door, and we’d all quickly put our stuff—in case we had to make a run for it.

From Slate • Jan. 7, 2021

I wanna make a run for it, but when I try to sit up, I’m so shaky and weak I fall back down.

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas