running away

Example Sentences

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One number released this past week says inflation is running away from the Federal Reserve’s 2% target.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

"I'll flinch, I'll go to run. In my job when that alarm is hit. I'm not running away from the danger, I'm running to the danger. It's completely exhausting."

From BBC • May 13, 2026

To be clear, no one is running away with the gubernatorial contest.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

My parents figured out early that leaving a prestigious practice for a small island wasn’t running away from something.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 5, 2026

Our only lights are the moons but they’re bright enough to cast our shadows running along the road which is too bright when yer running away.

From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness