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

I think in his mind the Nazis were going to come again and he wanted to have a kit ready in case we had to make a run for it.

From Salon • Apr. 30, 2019

Gale knows I chose him over Peeta when I didn’t make a run for it.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins