runaways

plural of runaway

Example Sentences

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Noun
  • Seal cracks and entry points, apply residual insecticide before sealing and install door sweeps, weather-stripping and vent screens.
    Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Leonardo Garcia Venegas was detained twice in construction site sweeps.
    Ely Brown, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The city is urging the governor to sign into a law a bill that would expand California’s definition of emergencies to include landslides and events made worse by climate change.
    Jim Edwards, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
  • State media later identified one of the dead as 60-year-old Luis Mario Pérez Coiterio, who was killed in landslides triggered by the storm.
    Barney Henderson, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Her soft, shaggy lob is easygoing and effortless—a departure from her past looks, which were heavy, messy-on-purpose blowouts.
    Grace McCarty, Glamour, 30 Sep. 2025
  • The rest of group has been limited to short gains in weekly blowouts, whether those lopsided scores have been in the Panthers’ favor (like in Week 3) or not (all other games).
    Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 29 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • From lush historical tales to rom-com romps, there's something for everyone in our favorite summer 2025 romance novels.
    EW.com, EW.com, 28 Aug. 2025
  • For those seeking out big adventures, zesty romps in nature that will test your mettle, look no further than Eleven’s hut-to-hut multi-day hiking journey.
    Wendy Altschuler, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • In the end, Open Group’s tragic karaoke tune captures fear, longing, suspense, despair, loss, destruction, displacement, awaiting of news, disappointment in diplomatic solutions, the ecological and human toll of it all.
    Joanna Warsza, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
  • This charming short captures everyday routines with wit and warmth, revealing how small moments quietly shape our lives.
    Matthew Carey, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2025
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“Runaways.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/runaways. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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