run off

Example Sentences

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That sweet mule Lucky Pete must have slipped cruel Flora’s rope and run off to celebrate his freedom.

From Literature

It has been snowing in the area and the farm said there were no tracks on the ground to suggest the capybaras - called Javier and Esmerelda - had escaped and run off.

From BBC

No time ran off the clock but, again, nearly everyone thought the game was over, Golding was given a Gatorade bath and the stage for a second time began weaving its way to midfield.

From Los Angeles Times

He says he thinks she finally made it the place they talked about running off to – a land with three waterfalls.

From BBC

"The two-year-old we've got likes to run off, but if you say, 'can you hold Nigel's hand and help him?', she doesn't run," she said.

From BBC