run wild
Example Sentences
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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
By contrast, when Franglen composed the music for the Wind Traders - a nomadic clan of salesmen, who travel by airship - he could let his imagination run wild.
From BBC • Dec. 12, 2025
Depression can strip away the illusions people carry about themselves and others, and when that happens, humor, paradoxically, can run wild.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 19, 2024
Speculation has already begun to run wild on social media, but we still know very little about the situation.
From Slate • Jul. 13, 2024
How could professional firefighters have allowed the fire to run wild?
From "The Great Fire" by Jim Murphy
