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

It’s like a metaphor for its own creation: Letting one’s imagination run wild is at once the point of the show and the thing that produced it.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 8, 2024

Speculation has already begun to run wild on social media, but we still know very little about the situation.

From Slate • Jul. 13, 2024

But instead, it seemed to have only encouraged her to run wild.

From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo