make a run for it
idiom
: to run away to avoid being captured
The robbers heard the police sirens and made a run for it.
Examples of make a run for it in a Sentence
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Apart from this one-off event, Jonas isn’t really trying to make a run for it.
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Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 23 May 2023
Advertisement Zac Steele, Troup County’s emergency management director, said the storm damaged the enclosures, allowing the tigers an opportunity to make a run for it.
—Leo Sands, Washington Post, 26 Mar. 2023
That allowed Bear to slip his collar and make a run for it.
—Nicholas Katzban, USA TODAY, 9 Dec. 2022
The Purge add an excellent bit of tension in trying to figure out when to team up and when to make a run for it to the escape hatch to win the game.
—Rob Wieland, Forbes, 20 May 2021
They should have hardly been surprised that a kid might try to make a run for it.
—Star Tribune, 19 Apr. 2021
With her future flashing before her eyes, Nicky decided to make a run for it, choosing to hide out in the bed of a nearby pickup truck.
—Max Gao, Vulture, 7 Apr. 2021
Cruise says that the car wasn't trying to make a run for it.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 11 Apr. 2022
Calvary has its eyes set on a national title, and the Eagles have the talent to make a run for it.
—Adam Lichtenstein, sun-sentinel.com, 1 Dec. 2021
Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 23 May 2023
Advertisement Zac Steele, Troup County’s emergency management director, said the storm damaged the enclosures, allowing the tigers an opportunity to make a run for it.
—Leo Sands, Washington Post, 26 Mar. 2023
That allowed Bear to slip his collar and make a run for it.
—Nicholas Katzban, USA TODAY, 9 Dec. 2022
The Purge add an excellent bit of tension in trying to figure out when to team up and when to make a run for it to the escape hatch to win the game.
—Rob Wieland, Forbes, 20 May 2021
They should have hardly been surprised that a kid might try to make a run for it.
—Star Tribune, 19 Apr. 2021
With her future flashing before her eyes, Nicky decided to make a run for it, choosing to hide out in the bed of a nearby pickup truck.
—Max Gao, Vulture, 7 Apr. 2021
Cruise says that the car wasn't trying to make a run for it.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 11 Apr. 2022
Calvary has its eyes set on a national title, and the Eagles have the talent to make a run for it.
—Adam Lichtenstein, sun-sentinel.com, 1 Dec. 2021
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