How to Use runaway in a Sentence

runaway

1 of 3 noun
  • Taylor is a runaway of the state.
    — Sarah Henry, AZCentral.com, 28 Nov. 2025
  • The Masters looked like a runaway through two days.
    — Gabriel Burns, AJC.com, 13 Apr. 2026
  • Gortenburg is sure that the little runaway was ready to go home.
    — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 17 Jan. 2026
  • Officers had a noisy runaway on their hands.
    — FOXNews.com, 5 Aug. 2025
  • Her husband had not appeared on the platform, hauled out as a runaway.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 5 Jan. 2023
  • The men’s race, however, was no runaway.
    — Michelle Edgar, Daily News, 8 Mar. 2026
  • But, what appeared to be a runaway turned out close, thanks to a pair of late scores from the Comets.
    — Scott Springer, The Enquirer, 12 Nov. 2022
  • Ole Miss racked up 694 total yards in last year’s runaway.
    — Tom Murphy, Arkansas Online, 12 Sep. 2025
  • There were no records of Herr being listed as missing or a runaway.
    — Fox News, 26 Nov. 2020
  • Painesville police were then alerted about the runaway of McGuire.
    — Kaylee Remington, cleveland, 13 Dec. 2020
  • The juice groove catches any runaways, ensuring your kitchen remains mess-free.
    — Mia Meltzer, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2023
  • These thermal runaways are difficult to fight.
    — Aaron Cooper, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2025
  • She had been reported as a runaway and had been with Salaam for the previous three weeks.
    — Kevin Grasha, The Enquirer, 5 June 2021
  • Buzbee was originally listed as a runaway, and no alert was ever sent out.
    — Marissa Meador, IndyStar, 3 Feb. 2026
  • An Academy Awards that had looked like a runaway might be a close call, after all.
    — ABC News, 3 Mar. 2026
  • The cops largely drag their feet, writing off Jazz as just another teen runaway.
    — Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2022
  • Wylie police are searching for a 15-year-old runaway who has not been seen since Sunday.
    — Dallas News, 27 Jan. 2021
  • The suspect had been reported as a runaway by his parents the previous day.
    — Cheryl Higley, cleveland, 6 Mar. 2021
  • Each brand had the opportunity to have the spotlight as their garments hit the runaway.
    — Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 10 Sep. 2023
  • Tubman suffered a head injury as a child when a slave owner trying to catch a runaway hit her in the head with a metal bar.
    — Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 10 Nov. 2025
  • When the officer ran her name through the system, Savannah came up as a runaway.
    — Bernice Yeung, The New Yorker, 26 July 2023
  • Once sensors detect a thermal runaway, the ejection can happen in less than a second.
    — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Good Samaritans and state troopers jumped into action to round up the runaways.
    — Elyssa Kaufman, CBS News, 28 May 2026
  • Arrest records indicate that the victim, who was referred to as a runaway, was trafficked out of the hotel.
    — Andrea Vacchiano, Fox News, 25 July 2023
  • Paige Bueckers, the runaway for Rookie of the Year and already one of the best in the league.
    — Marcus Thompson Ii, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025
  • From there, the Gators used three pitchers over two innings as Rider turned a runaway into a nail-biter.
    — Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 May 2026
  • Jo, being a writer as well as a runaway from the strictures of womanhood, is a bit of an avatar for Alcott.
    — Bonnie Tsui, The Atlantic, 20 Jan. 2026
  • McGill-Toolen had 12 different players to score in the runaway.
    — al, 21 Nov. 2022
  • The Blazers stayed close for a half but the third quarter transformed a competitive game into a runaway.
    — oregonlive, 30 Nov. 2022
  • As white vigilantes go on a rampage, the prospect of safety for runaways lies just across the border in Mexico.
    — Alida Becker, New York Times, 5 May 2023

runaway

2 of 3 adjective
  • The play was a runaway success.
  • If so, why the runaway price of gold?
    — Bruce Yandle, Twin Cities, 9 Jan. 2026
  • There are no brakes on this runaway train.
    — Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Mar. 2026
  • Sanchez approached the runaway boat and matched its speed and course.
    — Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 1 June 2026
  • Not so long ago, eggs were the poster child for runaway grocery bills.
    — Scott Horsley, NPR, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Cauley, the club’s third-round pick five years ago, is the runaway winner.
    — Shawn McFarland, Dallas Morning News, 5 Mar. 2026
  • There’s a poem that has runaway slave ads alongside text.
    — Fiction Non Fiction, Literary Hub, 11 Dec. 2025
  • Given the runaway success of the movie, could a sequel be in the works?
    — Parija Kavilanz, CNN, 26 July 2023
  • The truck left the roadway about a quarter mile from a second runaway truck ramp.
    — Logan Smith, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
  • That means employers are the ones bearing the risk of runaway costs.
    — David Wainer, WSJ, 20 Oct. 2023
  • But the album's runaway success opened the star up to a darker side of fame.
    — Rachel Desantis, PEOPLE, 3 June 2026
  • But the runaway spending that threatens to price out most programs?
    — Kevin Sherrington feb. 27, Dallas Morning News, 27 Feb. 2026
  • For days, a runaway wolf kept rescuers — and an entire country — on edge.
    — Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026
  • In business, there is success, and then there is runaway success.
    — David Malcolm, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • But the concerns about runaway spending have only grown.
    — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2026
  • And yet, Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat was a runaway hit.
    — Amiel Stanek, Bon Appetit Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Marshals is a runaway hit for CBS.
    — Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 24 Mar. 2026
  • That was almost the extent of efforts to chip away at the runaway front-runner.
    — Maggie Haberman, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2023
  • In the background is a runaway truck ramp which the driver failed to reach before crashing.
    — Logan Smith, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Amy Madigan for Weapons is the fave, but not in runaway fashion.
    — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 13 Mar. 2026
  • The results help reveal how the two runaway stars of men’s tennis are evolving.
    — James Hansen, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Anomaly detection flags a runaway agent loop in hours rather than at quarter close.
    — Janakiram Msv, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
  • Since the makeover, the pool has been fraught with problems, from runaway algae growth to dead ducks and a torn lining.
    — Gary Fields, Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2026
  • Now, Paudel and his team are searching for more of these runaway dwarf galaxies.
    — Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Tipping points are not precise A tipping point is a metaphor for runaway change.
    — Alexandra A Phillips, The Conversation, 13 Oct. 2025
  • The movie's catchy soundtrack has sold out theaters to become a runaway golden hit.
    — John Tufts, IndyStar, 10 Oct. 2025
  • RTDs will not grow at runaway speed forever.
    — Noel Burgess, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
  • That runaway success might have surprised some actors, but not Walsh.
    — Chris Snellgrove, EW.com, 17 Feb. 2024
  • Not even a leg injury that sidelined Cheli for a month down the stretch slowed down this runaway group.
    — Darren Sabedra, The Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2024
  • The runaway well ushered in a bonanza.
    — Mery Mogollón, Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2026

run away

3 of 3 verb
  • Ready to run away with the girls?
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 4 Mar. 2026
  • All three dogs ran away from the scene.
    — Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 9 May 2026
  • Don’t let kids run away from the bear.
    — Daniella Segura, Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Don’t let kids run away from the bear.
    — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Don’t let kids run away from the bear.
    — Brooke Baitinger, Sacbee.com, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Don’t let kids run away from the bear.
    — Brooke Baitinger, Sacbee.com, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Don’t let kids run away from the bear.
    — Sacbee.com, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Don’t let kids run away from the bear.
    — Lauren Liebhaber, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Don’t let kids run away from the bear.
    — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Don’t let kids run away from the bear.
    — Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Don’t let kids run away from the bear.
    — Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Don’t let kids run away from the bear.
    — Simone Jasper, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Don’t let kids run away from the bear.
    — Daniella Segura, Sacbee.com, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Don’t let kids run away from the bear.
    — Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 13 Sep. 2025
  • At first, the chimps ran away from her.
    — Tricia Escobedo, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Deputies said the teen ran away from home on a black e-bike.
    — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Newton then got up and ran away.
    — Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Matthew had run away once before.
    — Big Think, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Punch the monkey ran away with our hearts.
    — Kyle Melnick The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 15 Mar. 2026
  • Get one before this deal runs away.
    — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 10 Mar. 2026
  • The one who wouldn’t stop running away?
    — Literary Hub, 26 May 2026
  • Lemus then went downstairs and ran away.
    — Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 21 Feb. 2026
  • Janari heard the shots, turned and ran away.
    — Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025
  • Now is not the time to run away from feelings.
    — Faith Bugenhagen, Austin American Statesman, 26 Feb. 2026
  • The man ran away as a friend rescued his phone.
    — Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 16 Jan. 2026
  • But running away from her stress didn't help.
    — David Oliver, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
  • But the train ran away from the station a long time ago.
    — Luca Evans, Denver Post, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Twin sisters run away from the small town where they were raised.
    — Lizz Schumer, Good Housekeeping, 16 Dec. 2022
  • Lucy then decides to run away with Stephen.
    — Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 17 Feb. 2026
  • Big shock that Houston ran away with this one.
    — The Athletic Nhl Staff, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026

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