run for it
Example Sentences
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If he and his family stay in the house, he is afraid the rioters will come back, but he is also scared in case they are stopped as they make a run for it.
From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2026
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
Over the years, pursuit suspects have tried to evade police by driving into parking garages or into Los Angeles International Airport, where there are flight restrictions for news choppers, or trying to run for it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2025
The party was set to nominate the first Black candidate for president and his very close primary competitor, Hillary Clinton, was the first woman to make a serious run for it.
From Salon ● Aug. 21, 2024
Both—she has sized them up as well—are strong and quite capable of catching her if she makes a run for it.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
