runaways
- plural of runaway.
Example Sentences
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She also had a stuffed kitten named John Grady Cole, the hero’s name in McCarthy’s “The Border Trilogy,” which follows three runaways who have a stolen Colt revolver.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2024
But despite those reports, deputies routinely returned runaways to their schools without effectively investigating or reporting concerns to state welfare workers.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 23, 2023
Police said the boys were runaways from a residential care facility in San Dimas, which is about 46 miles east of Santa Monica.
From Washington Times • Oct. 8, 2023
Like Fardousa, the 23-year-old ran away from home and found herself immersed in Mogadishu's underground lifestyle consisting of fellow young runaways who have no financial support.
From BBC • Mar. 22, 2023
Free negroes who supplemented their living catching runaways combed through the woods and wormed information from likely accomplices.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
