run for it
Example Sentences
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Instead of making a run for it, he resolves to hunker down until the heat is off.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025
“That was the first moment I thought, should I run for it? But it wasn’t an option, so I just stayed — and that’s the moment I realized I should just do whatever they say.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2025
Evolutionarily, triggering the sympathetic nervous system or “fight or flight” response was helpful for survival when human beings were threatened by wild animals or needed to make a run for it.
From Salon • Apr. 3, 2024
Artyom doesn’t have much sympathy for draft dodgers and deserters, though he can see the wisdom in making a run for it.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 25, 2023
A clicking sound echoes from somewhere far away, and the cat sitting on the trash can makes a run for it.
From "Legend" by Marie Lu
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