run away with
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Also, run off with . Hurriedly make off with someone or something, as in She ran away with the boy next door , or The children ran off with the ball . [Early 1600s]
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Win handily, as in The film ran away with all the important awards . [Early 1800s]
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Get the better of, as in Sometimes his enthusiasm runs away with him . [Late 1600s]
Example Sentences
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The lottery-ticket analogy suggests that you’re letting your imagination run away with you — big time.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026
While they fight over custody she panics and plans to run away with Nino.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
For a time, it appeared Anthropic would run away with that race.
From Slate ● Apr. 14, 2026
Outsiders might assume the Old Firm will now run away with things, given their historic dominance, but it is not quite that simple.
From BBC ● Mar. 15, 2026
A man who was not afflicted by ambitions of decency in his mind might simply have run away with his hero’s wife, and then perhaps the tragedy of Arthur would never have happened.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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