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
The brothers decided to make a run for it with their families—and their most precious specimens.
From Science Magazine • Dec. 6, 2022
“And I’ve been here for six years, and I absolutely love it here. ... We are building something here to absolutely make a run for it in the future.”
From Washington Post • Feb. 21, 2021
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
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
