run wild
Example Sentences
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After pestering the local council into submission, two sets of goals were hammered into a nearby patch of gravel where the McGinn brothers, extended family and friends could run wild.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 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
Harrison: Go for it, and let your imagination run wild.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2025
Speculation has already begun to run wild on social media, but we still know very little about the situation.
From Slate • Jul. 13, 2024
It told the story of a joke run wild, and two girls taken advantage of by a much older sister.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
