run away
Example Sentences
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“I’ve visited other places where animals immediately run away from people, but here that’s usually not the case,” said Gordillo.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
"If you've finished the fight because you've achieved all your objectives, it'll be a different ending than if you just run away," adds Henson.
From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2026
“They’d much rather run the risk of hiking now and having to cut later than sitting back and letting inflation run away from them,” Pantheon’s Vistesen said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2026
The Mbeumo decision is more controversial, as the ball would have run away from him had it not hit his arm.
From BBC ● May 17, 2026
“You didn’t? Then why do they run away from you?”
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
