run wild

Example Sentences

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Well, if you let your paranoia run wild, quite a lot.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026

The fortified vault in Kentucky is closed to the public, allowing imaginations to run wild with conspiracies and myths: that the gold is gone or fake, or the vault contains alien objects.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

The plants spread out and run wild with large green leaves and magnificent five-pointed, edible, yellow blossoms.

From Salon • Jun. 5, 2025

During the design phase, you have to let your imagination run wild, says Mr Sinclair-Harris.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2025

Hand Clap cared little about the truth, and loved to let his imagination run wild.

From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep