run off with
Example Sentences
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"He'd gone into the park and these three lads had run off with it and left him, the poor lad."
From BBC • Dec. 25, 2024
Rameau said there is no chance she would run off with a stranger, and never told her friend that night she had met someone.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 16, 2024
Whose baby was it, and why on Earth did the parents think it was safe for a con artist to run off with such precious cargo?
From Salon • Oct. 27, 2023
The Rams are 2-3, competitive and fun to watch, especially with Kupp back, but they’re not good enough to seize and run off with opportunities against upper-echelon teams.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 9, 2023
There are complaints about motorboats, gossip about the owner of the general store, whose wife has run off with another man and is seeking a divorce.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
