make a run for it
Example Sentences
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Evolutionarily, triggering the sympathetic nervous system or “fight or flight” response was helpful for survival when human beings were threatened by wild animals or needed to make a run for it.
From Salon • Apr. 3, 2024
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
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 have to make a run for it if I’m going to get to Miss McDaniels’s meeting on time.
From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina
