run off
Example Sentences
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Freya Kemp hit the winning run off Bree Illing as got England over the line with 37 balls, to spare to wrap up their seventh successive T20 bilateral series victory against the White Ferns.
From BBC • May 25, 2026
South Carolina scored the game’s first run in the second inning, with right fielder Jamie MacKay hitting a home run off Taylor Tinsley.
From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026
The team uses a police van to head to Pelham Street, where the children run off as officers jump out to chase them.
From BBC • May 7, 2026
Successive rounds of bond-buying during the financial crisis and the Covid pandemic pushed it to a peak near $9 trillion before the Fed began letting some holdings run off.
From Barron's • May 6, 2026
“Maybe you should wait until the game starts,” I said, but Twig had run off before I’d even finished the sentence.
From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller
