run wild
Example Sentences
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In some ways, the collective skepticism was liberating: Whiteman and Baum, who died in 1998, could let their imaginations run wild.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
He added that he voted for Mayor Karen Bass, but “almost everything Pratt said about the homeless resonated with me. … The homeless run wild here, without consequence.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 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
Tagoe takes off his glasses and lets his neck run wild.
From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera
