run off
Example Sentences
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“The last time that we had run off this early was in 2015.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2026
“But it’s not as ideal as having that additional snow reservoir ready to run off through summer, and replenish what we’re going to be releasing.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2026
They would let their existing portfolio run off.
From Barron's • Feb. 24, 2026
No political system is perfect, and Congress can run off the rails.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 22, 2026
“You’d be nothing but a slave. Do you think your husband would let you run off on visits? Husband! How could anyone think of marrying you off? You don’t look over eleven.”
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
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