How to Use make a run for it in a Sentence

make a run for it

idiom

• Joe then chose to make a run for it, and Roald followed closely behind.
  — Dory Jackson, Peoplemag, 10 Feb. 2023
• Without a gun to defend himself, Frankie tries to make a run for it, only to be shot down in the back.
  — Adam B. Vary, Variety, 4 Oct. 2021
• And then make a run for it downstairs to pop on his father’s college highlights.
  — Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune, 19 Jan. 2022
• Some advice: When people start talking Latin, make a run for it.
  — Gregg Doyel, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Aug. 2020
• Their patron saint is Joseph of Cupertino, the go-to guy for dunces who’ll make a run for it across a four-lane highway.
  — Paul Muldoon, Harper's Magazine, 26 Oct. 2021
• In the end, for those who decided to make a run for it, the only way out was through passageways that had become blinding: the stairwells.
  — New York Times, 8 July 2022
• With in-and-out foot traffic, combined with the loud fireworks outside, animals can get frightened and make a run for it.
  — Griffin Wiles, The Indianapolis Star, 1 July 2022
• Occasionally, someone would act up or try to make a run for it.
  — David Kortava, The New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2022
• Eleven finds her bottomless reserve of power and bursts Vecna backward as Hopper and Joyce make a run for it.
  — Lauren Puckett-Pope, ELLE, 2 July 2022
• Upon trying to exit the stadium, they're spotted by the gangster brothers of Ari (Billy Zane), who Kid previously strangled to death, and make a run for it.
  — Derek Lawrence, EW.com, 25 Nov. 2021
• Several witnesses were trying to catch Duke, but the scared pup decided to make a run for it instead and jumped off the overpass onto Dickinson Avenue.
  — Rebecca Hennes, Houston Chronicle, 4 Sep. 2020

Last Updated: 24 Jul 2024