runaway

Example Sentences

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Unlike housing costs, which are finally cooling after years of runaway growth, medical costs don’t move with the economic cycle.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

The play, which opened Tuesday at the Ahmanson Theatre, was a runaway hit at the 2011 Toronto Fringe Festival.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

In the 1970s, the U.S. economy was racked by oil shocks, runaway inflation and a weak labor market.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

That debate would have triggered a discussion about the cost of runaway benefits, which would have reined in the size of benefit checks long ago.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 17, 2026

It’d be hard ’nough if you was jus’ toting one runaway back, but two?

From "The Journey of Little Charlie" by Christopher Paul Curtis