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
"Then they walk up the path and suddenly see it, and the kids just run wild, completely excited."
From BBC ● Apr. 14, 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
Her aunt had always prophesied that Elizabeth would come to no good end, proud, and vain, and foolish as she was, and having been allowed to run wild all her childhood days.
From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin
