make a run for it
Example Sentences
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The brothers decided to make a run for it with their families—and their most precious specimens.
From Science Magazine • Dec. 6, 2022
On Friday, Zhuo decided to make a run for it.
From Washington Post • Nov. 2, 2022
Several survivors later told reporters that when they saw their hallways fill with smoke, they returned to their apartments to await rescue rather than make a run for it.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 11, 2022
You could hear some people start banging on the door, and we’d all quickly put our stuff—in case we had to make a run for it.
From Slate • Jan. 7, 2021
A few feet away from him, as his right foot is stepping off the curb and his head is looking both ways to make a run for it, I stop because it’s gone.
From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali
