make a run for it
Example Sentences
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They spent four months in basic training and then were sent to the front in Karen state - one night, on their way to get washed, they decided to make a run for it.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
Zac Steele, Troup County’s emergency management director, said the storm damaged the enclosures, allowing the tigers an opportunity to make a run for it.
From Washington Post • Mar. 26, 2023
The brothers decided to make a run for it with their families—and their most precious specimens.
From Science Magazine • Dec. 6, 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
Losing his head, Harry tried to make a run for it, but the dwarf seized him around the knees and brought him crashing to the floor.
From "Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets" by J. K. Rowling
