amok

Example Sentences

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But Beijing also can’t afford to let AI run amok.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 24, 2025

But concerns about a possible AI bubble are running amok, as stretched valuations within the technology sector draw an increasing amount of scrutiny.

From Barron's • Oct. 9, 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

In the highly stylized universe of Hollywood noir, glamour and mental illness walk hand-in-hand; entitlement and privilege run amok.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2025

I feel as if I were in the United Nations and the translators had run amok.

From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan