On the run

"On the run" in a Sentence (6 examples)

The suspect in the robbery is still on the run.

Even without hovering drones, a lurking assassin, a thumping score and a denouement, the real-life story of Edward Snowden, a rogue spy on the run, could be straight out of the cinema. But, as with Hollywood, the subplots and exotic locations may distract from the real message: America’s discomfort and its foes’ glee.

The corruption charges against her aides have her on the run.

She's a busy executive and always on the run.

He had to eat on the run.

The skier's wife had the baby while he was still on the run.

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