running scared
Example Sentences
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Bond markets have the leaders of Europe’s biggest economies running scared.
From Barron's • Nov. 19, 2025
They are just running scared, and they’re trying to plug up holes in a boat that’s taking on water, not unlike the boat we were on in Colombia.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 3, 2023
And with a 20-year Treasury bond auction also due later in the day, bond markets are back running scared.
From Reuters • Oct. 18, 2023
"Everybody thought I was running scared but tonight I make my own legacy."
From BBC • Feb. 26, 2023
Mama came running, scared half out of her wits.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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