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Runaway is an English word with synonyms like uncontrolled or somebody. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Runaway meaning

  1. A person or animal that runs away or has run away; a person, animal, or organization that escapes captivity or restrictions.
  2. A vehicle (especially, a train) that is out of control.
  3. An object or process that is out of control or out of equilibrium.

Using Runaway

  • The main meaning on this page is: A person or animal that runs away or has run away; a person, animal, or organization that escapes captivity or restrictions. | A vehicle (especially, a train) that is out of control. | An object or process that is out of control or out of equilibrium.
  • Useful related words include: uncontrolled, somebody, someone, individual.
  • In the example corpus, runaway often appears in combinations such as: the runaway, runaway success, runaway inflation.

Context around Runaway

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 6 start, 8 middle, 6 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Runaway

  • In this selection, "runaway" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, fisherian, feedback, guarantee, sensing, theme and describes stand out and add context to how "runaway" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include 2 the runaway sensing a and 2 the runaway stars domhnall. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "runaway" sits close to words such as accessory, arresting and barrage, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with runaway

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

A commanding presence does not, however, guarantee runaway success. (9 words)

Aoife Moore: ‘The Shinner stuff was one thing — but this became a runaway train. (14 words)

Brickwood was initially reported as a runaway but due to his age, he is considered endangered. (16 words)

But here’s the shocking thing: in those nearly 200 pages of analysis, there wasn’t a single word — not one — devoted to China’s role in what will pose the most pressing threat to our security in the years to come: runaway climate change. (45 words)

A sequel to the 2018 adventure comedy Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway stars Domhnall Gleeson and alongside a voice cast led by 's beloved stories, the plot follows the titular character, whose boredom with domestic life leads him to venture into the big city. (44 words)

A runaway leader by 125 points in the championship Verstappen has a perfect record since his home event returned to the F1 calendar in 2021, starting from the front of the grid and winning both races. (36 words)

Example sentences (20)

Gleeson will also reprise his role as Thomas McGregor in Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway… sensing a “runaway” theme here.

The Fisherian runaway describes how sexual selection accelerates the preference for a specific ornament, causing the preferred trait and female preference for it to increase together in a positive feedback runaway cycle.

About a month ago, the ' Ronald Acuna Jr. appeared to be the runaway winner of the National League MVP award, until star Mookie Betts put together a historic August.

A commanding presence does not, however, guarantee runaway success.

Addressing runaway energy and telecommunications prices, dodgy environmental claims and ever-increasing online scam losses will headline the work of Australia's consumer watchdog over the next 12 months.

Aoife Moore: ‘The Shinner stuff was one thing — but this became a runaway train.

A runaway barge broke free from its allocated dock and smashed into a on Thursday 2 November.

A runaway leader by 125 points in the championship Verstappen has a perfect record since his home event returned to the F1 calendar in 2021, starting from the front of the grid and winning both races.

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A sequel to the 2018 adventure comedy Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway stars Domhnall Gleeson and alongside a voice cast led by 's beloved stories, the plot follows the titular character, whose boredom with domestic life leads him to venture into the big city.

As the centre of that cloud became denser and denser, its gravitational field strength grew and grew, and so the collapse spiralled in a runaway.

At the same time, the officers found the uncontrolled runaway boat, still running and wandering erratically on the lake.

Before Ahsoka can pursue the runaway Sith warrior for a rematch, she finds herself face-to-face with Vader, who followed his Inquisitors to Malachor.

Brickwood was initially reported as a runaway but due to his age, he is considered endangered.

But as far as Netflix's own data goes, the streaming company has delivered no numerical proof that has been a runaway global hit on its own platform.

But here’s the shocking thing: in those nearly 200 pages of analysis, there wasn’t a single word — not one — devoted to China’s role in what will pose the most pressing threat to our security in the years to come: runaway climate change.

But, the game almost erupted in the 78 minute when City keeper Jamie Young took out a runaway Archie Goodwin, who only retuned in round five from injury.

But the short reign of the coalition led by PML-N also coincided with a stint of runaway inflation and a currency reserve crisis that brought the nation to the brink of default.

By bringing back internal transport – Short Sea Shipping – in a meaningful way, the US could see runaway growth.

Daisy Johnson () was a runaway vigilante at one point of her impressive career, and the media didn't know how to treat her like anything else.

Ecstatic to meet another mutant, the wealthy Xavier invited the shapeshifting runaway to live with him and his wealthy family.

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Common combinations with runaway

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "runaway" in a sentence?
An example: "Gleeson will also reprise his role as Thomas McGregor in Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway… sensing a “runaway” theme here." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "runaway" from authentic English texts.
What does "runaway" mean?
Runaway means: A person or animal that runs away or has run away; a person, animal, or organization that escapes captivity or restrictions.
What are synonyms of "runaway"?
Common synonyms of "runaway" include: uncontrolled, somebody, someone, individual, person, fleer, fugitive, triumph. Plus 7 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "runaway" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "runaway", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.