amok
Example Sentences
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The 30-something added that there was "absolutely no sense" in the idea of AGI running amok.
From Barron's • May 28, 2026
They are almost always intense, with emotions on speed dial and hormones running amok.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026
Now, the rest of them are rejecting the nice guy while Rapaport continues to run amok.
From Salon • Jan. 15, 2026
The poster child for vendor financing run amok was Lucent Technologies.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 22, 2025
“Hermione, a wizard in Mr. Crouch’s position can’t afford a house-elf who’s going to run amok with a wand!” said Percy pompously, recovering himself.
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
Vocabulary lists containing amok
Stargirl
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"Simplexity," Vocabulary from the science writing
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The Joy Luck Club
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