run away
Example Sentences
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As Ibrahima ran away, they chased him into the car park of the Fairway Inn pub.
From BBC
"What did they tell their parents? Or do their parents even know? They probably thought they ran away."
From Barron's
Jad's friends spotted the soldiers first and ran away up the alley.
From BBC
“Take what? All you are doing is running away.”
From Literature
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She told her that the land was only three miles down the river, and it certainly wasn’t going to run away.
From Literature
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