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
“To me boosting Pratt’s chances to get into a mayoral run off feel very scary.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 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
Then a yard-duty teacher comes over, and Daniel and Jace and the other boys run off, leaving Alex standing up on the table.
From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée
