run amok
Example Sentences
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She’s an aesthete run amok, determined to deface anything that doesn’t live up to her impossible standards.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 25, 2026
But Beijing also can’t afford to let AI run amok.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 24, 2025
That and Curry exiting the stage when the Lions were threatening to run amok and trouble the record books.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2025
On Bourbon Street, consumerism and short-term gratification run amok: barkers hawk neon drinks, discarded plastic crunches underfoot, pounding drumbeats and flashing lights override rational thought.
From Slate ● Jan. 7, 2025
Lourdes blames Enrique’s grandmother Maria: she spoiled the boy and let him run amok.
From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario
