run away
Example Sentences
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It was not the first time Larissa had run away but Karen said something was "niggling" her this time.
From BBC • May 27, 2026
Instead, the player nicknamed “The Alien” puts a forcefield around the basket—making would-be attackers turn tail and run away.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026
Isaac said his instinct was always to act and that his role as a volunteer meant that "if we find danger, we run toward it, we don't run away, we never run away".
From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026
If Russell and Antonelli run away from the pack, the battle for the drivers’ title could unfold entirely inside Wolff’s garage.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026
Why would the trusted seamstress and maidservant of Martha Washington, who had been at her side for more than ten years, run away in the first place?
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
