run riot
Example Sentences
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Intellectual license granted, the company is allowed to run riot in a performance work that maintains a Brechtian distance between actor and role.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 8, 2025
Jeremy Doku was absolutely brilliant for Manchester City in their 3-0 win on Sunday, but Liverpool's tactics were the reason he was able to run riot down their right.
From BBC • Nov. 9, 2025
Wasn't expecting Chelsea to roll over and let Arsenal run riot yesterday.
From BBC • Apr. 24, 2024
Flowers also run riot inside City Hall too.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 11, 2023
Ghosts of Might Be run riot in the woods, and stationery shops and messes of stars.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
