run wild

Example Sentences

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The fortified vault in Kentucky is closed to the public, allowing imaginations to run wild with conspiracies and myths: that the gold is gone or fake, or the vault contains alien objects.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

"Then they walk up the path and suddenly see it, and the kids just run wild, completely excited."

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

The plants spread out and run wild with large green leaves and magnificent five-pointed, edible, yellow blossoms.

From Salon • Jun. 5, 2025

Depression can strip away the illusions people carry about themselves and others, and when that happens, humor, paradoxically, can run wild.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 19, 2024

Tagoe takes off his glasses and lets his neck run wild.

From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera