| 单词 | run away |
| 例句 | Well, it would do me no good to run away. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, we do have a daughter, and a wicked one she is! Wicked like her father! She ran away this morning, the wicked devil!” The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Upon this Clara said to Herbert, “Papa wants me, darling!” and ran away. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z “Well, you’re lucky, he might have bitten your hand right off and run away with it, if he’d had them!” retorted Aurelia, sitting down on the ground and calling the cub to her. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z The question had something to do with why Angel had become more important than having run away or even being safe, at the museum. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z I wanted to run away from him, and I wanted to go to him. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z What was threatening to be an all-out war becomes a war council, with our parents strategizing what the principal can be told, especially about the running away. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z He only kept his hands on me because he was afraid that I would run away and escape. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z He swooped it right off my head and ran away with it. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z Just as soon as they were no longer touching she leapt up and went for her geoduck pail and ran away down the beach. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z I said nothing, trying to make up my mind if I should run away. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z As the details of the operation buzzed around in her head, she could imagine why Shay had run away. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Sir Pinel confirmed the statement by running away the same morning, leaving a written confession, and everybody had to admit that it was a lucky thing Sir Lancelot had been about. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “How did Angel become involved with your running away?” From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z “Is that why you ran away? Is that why you are being expelled? Because you haven’t done anything?” Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z Rani's feet twitch, and I'm scared she's still thinking of running away, but she surprises me by smiling back at the woman. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z At this point I want to run away because I know what’s coming next. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z “He was running away. Why did you shoot?” Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z But to his “field” slaves, he was a monster, whose preferred punishment for those who tried to run away was what he called “Derby’s dose.” Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z I didn't know I would have to root my feet in place so intentionally, just to make sure I didn't run away. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z “Let’s get them on board, get everyone fed. Then we need to figure out what to do with ourselves. We might be like those kooks we just ran away from soon.” The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z The first chance he had, he would run away. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Jinx ran away from the festival grounds and into the woods, fear rising in him. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z ‘Don’t you start - I overheard you today on the phone to Ben. You think Salim’s run away, don’t you? You think he’s hiding - hiding from me, don’t you? Why don’t you just say it?’ The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z “I tried running away, and it didn’t work. She just took my parents. Can you tell me how to get out of this room?” Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z “The big secret,” Az said, “the one that made us run away almost twenty years ago.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Panic churned up in her and she wanted to run away. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z He thinks I’m going to run away like his sisters who made the family ashamed. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z “Don’t look at me like that. Yes, your little brother ran away from Esther again,” Victor said to him. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z ‘You see, Salim had planned to run away.’ The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z Last night the marten had run away from him while he was talking to Basta. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Even so, running away would have been an excellent idea. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Yet he knew if he didn’t run away, go then, he would be separated from her anyway. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z I run away from her before she can think of another word to say to me, slamming shut the screen door so hard it bounces open again. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “This is the girl’s show, not mine. We just have to make sure the kids don’t run away. Though I would like to know how exactly she plans to fight a dragon.” The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Maybe everyone was right, maybe she did let her imagination run away with her, and maybe she could be a baby sometimes. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z “So what you’re saying is, she ran away? Why in the world would she do that?” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Then she says, "What are you talking about? You got up one morning and you ran away from home?" Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z If the worst came to the worst, he could jump out of this window, right here, and run away. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z “Hmm, depends on if your dad finally broke down and got your family one, now that you’ve run away. Like, now your house can be officially fun.” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z Then the boy who’d opened the door called out “Hakujin!” and slammed it shut, and they all ran away laughing hysterically. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z But deciding not to run away is a crucial first step. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z “I want to be at home somewhere, and I want to run away,” Immie went on. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z She ran away to indulge the inclination, leaving the tender and the sublime of pleasure to Harriet’s share. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z And this was the point where I knew I should run away as fast as I could, but Jack was still on the ground and I wasn’t about to leave him. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z She wants to know if I ran away from a scary home. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I was thinking of running away from home and joining my friends in the junkyard. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “No! They run away like everyone else,” said the girl. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Many times during our journey we were surrounded by muscular men with machetes who almost killed us before they realized that we were just children running away from the war. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z We just ran away from Hogwarts because we were frightened of upsetting things, but this is okay? Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z I noticed Dr. Chase was very careful not to say ran away. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z “But, Jamie, we did have a schedule. Sort of. The best that I could manage under the circumstances. That wasn’t the most fun part of running away.” From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z “Now there’s an unusual name. Did you run away from home, Bud-not-Buddy?” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z A woman was a dangerous burden when a man was running away. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z The background depicts villagers throwing stones at her as she runs away while trying to cover her head with a traditional Khmer scarf called a “kroma.” First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It would be like meeting someone else running away from the police in the opposite direction—you would both be caught! A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z He’d been a coward at school when Blink wanted him to run away in October. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z While we were running away from the area, another Land Rover full of more armed men arrived, and they began firing and knocking people’s heads with the butts of their guns. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z “It’s not running away, it’s being realistic. By the time we get into university, the good professors will be fed up with all this nonsense and they will go abroad.” Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z But Tally had never once realized her friend might actually run away, giving up a life of beauty, glamour, elegance. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z “Well,” she said, “it seems that Margo has run away. Again.” Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z “But do they often try to run away?” asked Bigwig. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Part of her wanted to just leave, just run away inside her head, dissociate deeper than anyone could find, but Jam knew she had to stay. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Sir Bruce and the other one had me at a considerable disadvantage, as you will admit, and I regret to say that I was compelled to run away.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z They all ran out to the road to see how close they could get to us before they had to scream and run away. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The two of them stare for a second, then shriek and run away. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z It is a bit like running away from the police and just managing to keep one step ahead but not being able to get clear away! A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Navy was neck and neck with Cal, and the two of them seemed to be running away with it, though Columbia, astonishingly, appeared to be in third place. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Sometimes these looks end in screams and kids running away. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z “Maybe they were running away! Maybe they’re going back to their ships and going home!” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z “And I guess you were right, too, about them running away.” Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z “Down in the capital. He was running away from an arrest.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “I never asked him. Why does any boy run away?” My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z At nights, on the sheepskin Cheetah rug under the turquoise and orange blanket, I think of how to run away. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Usually he just ran away to Tom Warrups’ hut up behind Colonel Read’s house. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z So what if she had a tendency to run away from home and go missing for days with her boyfriend? Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z Dell slammed his door shut and took off in a run away from the scratched-metal crime scene. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z Just looking at it made my skin crawl, but I hadn’t come halfway around the world just to run away screaming at the sight of a scary house. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Not when she thinks there's an angry boyfriend that Mom ran away from, Chess thought. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z She talked about how she had run away when she was only seven, finding her friends Luke and Thalia and making her way to Camp Half-Blood on Long Island. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z He asked himself how his fear related to what happened in the jungle to an animal scared by a predator: “are not these effects of violent running away,” he scribbled. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Here it came out of the rock in a little falling streamlet, and flowed across the path, and turning south ran away swiftly to be lost among the dead stones. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z And so you run away again, Cupid chided. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z I still feel like such a coward for running away. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z You cannot be in danger from an unarmed man who is running away from you. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z This Jake was a baby she found, and he and Sing grew up together, and I guess rather than be packed off to some Quaker school, she ran away with him. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z It seemed senseless to run away without money. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z “And this is why you want to run away? You don’t think you’ll run into people like that in the desert?” Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Her sister Mary worked in the Big House, and she planned to tell Mary that she was going to run away, so someone would know. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z She forced herself to walk toward it, even though every nerve in her body was telling her to run away from this place. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z We explained how we had run away and tricked the regent in the bargain. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “I know that at some point, something I tell you or something you see is going to be too much. And then you’ll run away from me, screaming as you go.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z He still ran away bleating if any of the cows took it into their heads to look at him sideways, but most of the time they couldn’t be bothered and he managed to muddle through. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z He seldom lasted more than two weeks before running away or being expelled. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “What if you ran away? Maybe hid in my house?” Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z In a few strides, Specify was six lengths ahead of the field and running away with Wright. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z By the end of the fourth day at military school, I had run away four times. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z His mother had run away from home as a teenager, only to return three years later with a half-white baby in her arms. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z It is a postcard, the second communication from my father in the year and a half since he ran away. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Yes, I would run away and never come back. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Everyone knew that I had run away but no one knew why. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “I can’t really be sure of anything—but they’d be my first guess. All I saw was three people in masks running away while Dub lay on the ground, choking on his own blood.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z But my mother was unhappy at home, and when she was twenty-two she ran away to live in downtown Johannesburg. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “I ran away from home this morning,” explained Stuart. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z Maybe that was why she ran away and never told me. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z If he—or anyone—tried to force himself on me, I couldn’t run away. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z But there was no way to get out, no way to run away off an island, no way to run with a little girl. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z And then they’re fleeing in a second rain of meteorites, their arms helmetting their heads, as they run away from us. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z “Sometimes I’m so mad I yell at people. But other times I run away.” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z When at last she could speak, she said, “I’m not running away. I’m going to school.” Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “He would’ve run away before he’d give out his real name, and I couldn’t let that happen. He was sick. He needed to see a doctor.” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Gawaine, I swear I didn’t run away. I fought him as well as I could. But he broke my arm, and then I could do no more. On my honour, Gawaine, I tried to fight.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z He heard Sabrina start to shout, but her cry was cut in half by a thud, and there followed another thud, accompanied by a great jangle of bracelets, and then they ran away. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z If I could, if I had money, I would probably run away and never come back. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z The others ran away into the cold and rainy forest. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z “You were suspicious enough to run away,” Tally said. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z “You were the one who scared her, Finn. She was running away from you.” Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z “Is that why you ran away? You know, if I tell my mom—she would help. She’d figure out a way to get him to stop.” King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z “Why do you think he ran away? Seems like a terrible thing to do to his parents, after everything they’ve been through.” The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z But the lizards run away up the walls with the rest of her words, and I can’t hear. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z It wasn’t wise for any but the most trusted slaves to show an interest in them, but then I had been trusted before I ran away. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z “He ran away after they shot at us, but he came back.” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z “This isn’t very complicated, Tally. You have had a change of heart. You have decided to run away, following your friend Shay. Just another ugly escaping the tyranny of beauty.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z He felt that he no longer needed to run away, at least as far as Hooper was concerned. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z I remembered that first night after we ran away, down by the creek, when I’d told Rosaleen what T. Ray had said. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “This stands for Insolence, sir. When my mistress sold my little sister, I tried to run away. She is five years old, sir. My sister, not my mistress.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z I had run away without thinking what my life would be like. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The lizards run away up the walls and take all the words I want to say. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z What took more courage—to enter or to run away? In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z Had the people who once lived here run away from Capricorn, or was the village already abandoned before he and his men took up residence? Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z When we fought over whether or not to run away. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Max wants to go to Cuba and track her down, but I tell him what happened four years ago, when I ran away to Florida and my plans to see my grandmother collapsed. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z My face burns with rage; I run away from the gossips. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I told him I’d been at finishing school when Ella ran away, and I asked if he knew whether she was safe. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z “But she didn’t even leave a note, Peggy. That’s not like Mary. Even when she ran away to New York that time she at least left a note.” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z When slave girls and daughters-in-law ran away, people would say they joined these witch amazons. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z If he tucked his tail and ran away, he’d have just enough juice to make it back to base. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z "And don't try to run away. I'll have you tracked down till your tongue hangs out like a red flag!" The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z But most of the time if anybody called her she just ran away like she hadn’t heard. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Fifi inches over, eats it, and—doesn’t run away this time! Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z He rose and standing in the dark he began to chant in a deep voice, while the echoes ran away into the roof. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z After some days the farmer’s wife came to the barn and said, “You must not run away. There is a new law. All children must work on the farms.” Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z I whisper it aloud to the trees, but they’ve all run away. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z He lived with them for three months, finally running away when the farmer woke him with a beating one morning because a raccoon got into the chicken coop. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z They had to be extra careful, Baba Joseph said, because it was never certain whether the elephant was going to run away from or toward them. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Don’t lay down, back down, bow down, run away, sell out yourself, sell into criticism. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z I would say I’d gotten mad, written a letter to my father filled with crazy stories, then caught a boat to the mainland and run away. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z With each of these rereadings and rewritings it seemed that I’d gather in facts and facets that tried to run away. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z When Campion came in, he reported that he had seen three rabbits running away over the down to the north. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z This time I was not going to turn back, to run away. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z “She’d close her eyes every time he came on Sesame Street. One time, Sonny’s dad put on a Big Bird costume for Sonny’s birthday party. Bri ran away screaming.” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z “You don’t know Gaily, but he’s a psycho kid who ran away. He showed up, jumped on a Griever, and they all took off into the Maze. It was really weird.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z It's hard to see in the glare of the spotlight, but Freak tells me that Blade and his punks are running away. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z He was afraid he had hurt Bill by running away this morning. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z Frank desperately wanted to run away and hide, but he couldn’t. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z The gentleness of her voice calmed me a little, and I was able to reply, though I wanted to run away, back to my hermanitas. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z When she runs away from them she flings her arms around a lot. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z “Sell this land, sell that house, collect the money, and run away like a mouse. Go back to America, spend the money on a family vacation to Mexico.” The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z The master would say she was wearing rough clothes when she ran away, that she had a bandanna on her head, that she was muscular and strong. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z That’s why the counting to a hundred: so they could run away. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z I wanted to cover my ears and run away, so I'd never have to see the farm again. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z “It doesn’t feel right, having a wild thing tied up. But if she were to run away, I don’t know what I’d do.” Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Before the cubs could run away, the hunter swooped upon them and carried the little creatures out of the forest. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z Now events were running away with them, trampling over her personal griefs, her budding hopes, her sprouting wings. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “What do you mean, leave? Why do we have to run away from our own country? Why can’t we fix it?” Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z I picked up every scrap of my letter to Doreen, so Doctor Gordon couldn't piece them together and see I was planning to run away, and walked out of his office without another word. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z “Don’t try to run away from home or anything stupid! I’ll kill you if you get yourself killed.” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z “Maybe if you hadn’t run away, maybe if you hadn’t...” Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z One night, rockets landed near their camp, and in the confusion, many people escaped and ran away, including Khouy’s wife. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Karen waved to her housekeeper that she didn’t need anything and the housekeeper ran away. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z What kind of person broke the walls of the world, and then ran away as the roof fell in? Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z She knew what Ivan had told everyone: that they had been playing in the woods, and Sigurd had come stomping at them, and Anya had gotten lost in the woods running away from him. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z Arriving at Medicine Tail Coulee, they saw the soldiers running away. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z Claudia knew that she could never pull off the old-fashioned kind of running away. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z “I would as soon bond with a stone. At least it could be counted on not to run away in battle.” Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z “I always figured she would. She just wanted to run away because her friends were. If she stayed in the city, she’d be left all alone.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z He tells me about his family—how there was some kind of dispute, and his brother killed his father when Mr. Grote was sixteen and he ran away from home and never went back. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Question Quigley says he ran away from home and spent half the night in a ditch with four goats. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z To end up on an island with a stupid bear that didn’t have brains enough to run away. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z “My mother must’ve prayed a million times for our father to be better to us, but he only got worse. He always hit her, and then one night he beat us, so we ran away.” The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z I was the reason she didn’t run away freshman year. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z It seemed like a fine time to run away. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z He was running away because he wanted to get away from Hooper – it was the only way. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z To calm him down, I told him I’d think about running away to the North. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z And then I don’t know why but I had to run away. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z “Maybe they ran away together, like in the movies.” Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z You were so enlightened you ran away, probably to share them with others. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z He ran away laughing, and I cried the rest of the way home. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z “Peeta, if I asked you to run away from the district with me, would you?” Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z I can tell that he's trying to get me to tell him I ran away from home. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z He never once mentioned the fact that I had run away, Fort Hare, or the arranged marriage that was not to be. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s kind of sad when you have to run away from something that isn’t your fault. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z “Indeed, indeed. Finally, at fifteen, I couldn’t take it any longer. I ran away. Lived on the streets with m’ pal, Jack D —” “Dawkins?” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z She had never left the plantation before she and Caesar ran away, so South Carolina gave Cora her first glimpse of the mingling of races in towns and cities. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Nok had been determined to run away from her family forever, but now that she was in her father's arms, she couldn’t let go of him. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Then I shoved him to the side and we ran away laughing. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z Are we really going to try to run away together? King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z I think they saw us and ran away. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z I never did really run away, not even for an afternoon. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z “Don’t worry, Mama. He won’t run away. He just said that.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Still wearing my most confident smile, I whispered, "We're totally outnumbered. Let's run away." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z But she did not say the words out loud anymore because Raymie’s mother was very upset, and talking about dishes and spoons running away together was not appropriate. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z She sits by the bed on the edge of the chair, like she prepared to run away at any time. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z “And it was so weird. He would shout and he would scream and then he’d leave. And I’d try to run away.” The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z It was more likely that she was simply allowing her vivid imagination to run away with her. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z “I am not going to run away, papa,” said Kitty fretfully. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z He ran away twice more—the second time in a blizzard, when it was a miracle he didn’t freeze to death. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Then, “No, I’m not,” I say, and we exchange a final few seconds of acknowledgment before she runs away. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z ‘If we were real orcs, we ought to be dashing back to the Tower, not running away. The first enemy we meet will know us. We must get off this road somehow.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z They should be yelling at me for running away and lying. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z The child, who had been kneeling beside her, jumped up to run away. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z “Could it be because he was running away from two rats who were trying to eat him?” The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z When I was a child, she drove me so crazy that I decided the only solution was to run away from home. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z “Thousands have run away and joined up already.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z He watched two operations, both of which he ran away from before they were finished. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Individual black men and women protested their enslavement in every way imaginable—running away, stealing, killing themselves rather than living in bondage. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z To this day, my mother insists that I ran away from her at the Miami airport after we first left Cuba. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z It must have scared her when I tried to run away. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z In contrast, the Australian giants had no time to learn to run away. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The Farm Patrol was very efficient, and besides, El Patron had told him just as many people ran away from the United States as toward it. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “You never struck me as the running away sort.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He could tell them Booth had a broken leg; he cannot run away. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z It occurs to me for the first time that, whether she knows it or not, she isn’t suggesting running away to be human. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z "Gone, you mean like ... how? Like run away from home? Something like that?" Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I felt like running away, but where would I go? October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Somebody grabbed the bag and ran away with it, leaving Anne in that horrible situation. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z He’d come up behind her and drop a pile of leaves on her head, running away in surprise when she snarled back. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Justice agreed, and the two of us decided that the only option remaining was to run away, and the only place to run to was Johannesburg. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Then we’d have to run, following the old rule, running away from our house. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z People would run away from me with their—chicken nipple—babies.” Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Again he felt the roll of crisp bills in his pocket; if things went wrong he could always run away. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z “He also ran away. The fugitive laws suggest how often.” Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z And then he ran away and was sick. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “A poor lot, I’d say—skulking underground, and some of them running away in the night. I don’t fancy we’ll have much trouble.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z If the giant had run away screaming, Hazel would’ve been grateful. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z If he brought another woman into the house, they were to gang up on her and play tricks on her, hit her, and trip her when she was carrying hot oil until she ran away. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “Why did you ever run away from me?” Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z No sooner had Leon placed the wedding ring on Lonna’s finger than the boy kicked off his shiny black shoes and ran away. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe he was in a hurry to bring the shoes to his father, or maybe he was trying to run away from his miserable and hu-miliating day at school. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z He went to school for one day, and on the second day he ran away with a group of other boys. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well,” the man said, “about a month ago, our mare ran away, and I cursed our bad luck until Old Sai said, ‘You don’t know. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z She had barely looked at him since they'd run away from the stable, and she couldn't bring herself to look at him now. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z “You’ve only got one talent, kid, running away. You ran from the Chimera. You ran from the Underworld. You don’t have what it takes.” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z “About me running away, about my mother, about everything.” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Logic says to run away from the fight, but there's nothing more entertaining than a good brawl. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z “Oh no. Don’t bury me in Virginia. I ran away from Virginia. I don’t want to go back there.” The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z She pointed at my bag and said, “You running away from home, Elijah?” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z "Are you going to run away too?" said Shasta. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z “You must run away to the Catholics today.” A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z He ran away before he could be punished, and that meant Goré Mtoko’s family hadn’t got revenge on him. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z They might have run away and been caught, might now be in chains. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z "I thought, because you're so much bigger than he is...well, you just do that, dear. You run away." Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z She ran away, and Lucas and Nina rescued her and took her in. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z Once again she toyed with the idea of running away. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Finally Sticky decided to make a point by pretending to run away. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z I had felt like running away, but I remembered my father and Narciso standing firm for Ultima. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The next thing I know, one of the dogs is running away from us, back into the park, with the leash trailing behind. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z It gave the impression that we raced to the table, passed plates madly in all directions, wolfed our food, and ran away from the table, all in about forty-five seconds. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z “But, Lance, if you love him so much, what is the good of running away with his wife?” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z He had been nasty enough while they had been trying to run away. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z Every time she said it, she spoke of going North, of running away, following the North Star. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z He then shoved me inside and ran away giggling. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z It was this perfection which had convinced him that his charges had not run away—if they had been unhappy, they could have gone at any time during the months of their stay. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The daylight was quickly running away to hide in the clouds. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z He put his arms around me, and the part of me that wanted to run away again shut down. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z I need to release a bunch at once and run away. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z He felt trapped, and thought he could solve his problems by simply running away. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z Rufus points out a girl with a suitcase who he thinks is running away, but I correct him. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z The demons these kids ride are awful, and you want to turn away, run away, cover your ears, but you’re forced to listen because it’s “therapeutic.” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z "We spread round. I crept, on hands and knees. The spears fell out because they hadn't barbs on. The pig ran away and made an awful noise." Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z “I ran away from home when I was sixteen,” the captain said. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z "So when Vaigo Hoat's the lord, he's going to cut off the feet of all the servants to keep them from running away. The smiths too." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z He fell on his furry rump, then scrambled to his hooves and ran away with his belly jiggling. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z I thought I would vomit and I wanted to run away, but the frightful scene held me spellbound. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z She made sure it would stay tied there, and then she ran away. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z She was running away from the chaos and hiding. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z “He ran away. I don’t know where he went.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z But don’t run away with the idea that Harvey invented the scientific method. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z I went away from him not wanting to hear any more about running away—and being caught. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z That didn’t mean you had to run away. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z “I was still so raw from the fallout after coming out to my parents, and I was starting to worry that I was only there because I was running away.” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z “There was no they, just the one we thought was dead. It went nuts and stung Alby, but then ran away.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z “A haunted house, an imaginary family, a crazy uncle . . . I bet this wasn’t what you bargained for when you ran away from school, was it?” The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z ‘Dreadful danger! Sméagol’s bones shake to think of it, but he doesn’t run away. He must help nice master.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z She remembered those strange noises she and Tony had heard, how they’d run away in fear, and then fallen down laughing. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z “All it did was scare you. You run away from things when you’re scared.” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Don't listen to the crowd, no one's hitting them, pop-pop, in and out, jab and run away, circle left, and Rivera's eyes were bloodshot and swollen, his thick arms were sagging. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z “You know, it’s my fault you’re not already pretty. I messed up everything by running away. I owe you.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z “Your cat might run away if we take an outdoor route back to your house, right?” The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z They looked like the rough boys in our school who go round in gangs and if you come up against them in the corridor you had better turn and run away. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z My mother was informed upon her next visit that I had tried to run away and she was terribly upset. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z I ran away from there as fast as I could. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z Had they, like Sticky, run away from home? The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z I had heard of guys running away to Sweden. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z He said: “I thought you had run away.” Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z Now they seemed—at least to Bod, as he was bounced along—to be running away from something. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z I think of running away, but I’m not allowed outside. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z But it is a comfort to know that he had some lembas in his pocket, even though he ran away without gear or pack; that, perhaps, is like a hobbit. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z “I want to—” Then he finally seemed to figure out that Sal was running away from him. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z They would know only that he had run away. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z We run away from the footprints, the silver-gray museum, and past the spindly trees. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z Still, according to news reports after the broadcast, thousands of panicked Chileans hid in their houses or ran away. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z I have been bedridden for eight months and she only came to visit me once and ran away as quickly as she could. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z She turned suddenly and ran away as if something had suddenly occurred to her. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z “Do you mean that you are going to run away?” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z She spent the rest of the afternoon trying to catch it—getting maddeningly close before it ran away again. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z It’s like I’m running away from my thoughts. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I’d drive further and further out, pretending to myself that I was running away to the capital. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “I mean, if it’s true that he ran away,” she says, “that’d be a whole lot better than—you know, the other things people are saying.” King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z He emptied cupboards and drawers, he unmade his bed, he grabbed homework papers and ran away, laughing. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t think Lice ran away,” she confided. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z ‘This did not drop by chance: it was cast away as a token to any that might follow. I think Pippin ran away from the trail for that purpose.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z I swear, now that my family and Gale’s are out of harm’s way, I could run away. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z "I ran away from me master, that's the long and short of it." The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z "Show you that you can't run away from who you are, but what you can do is run toward who you want to be." Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z “I have come to tell you about my warren. We need more rabbits. We want you to run away from the farm and join us.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Now would be a good time to magically grow legs so I could run away, I thought. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z At last they were face to face, and it seemed that his only impulse was to run away. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Why would five kids who didn’t know one another simultaneously decide to run away for a week and a half, without leaving a single word with loved ones? Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Erudite and Dauntless forces are concentrated in the Abnegation sector of the city, so as long as we run away from the Abnegation sector, we are less likely to encounter difficulty. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z She gave the boy a stormy look, and he ran away as though a tiger was after him. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z She only cussed them saying they would run away to come to me later. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z “We could scarcely dress as the Beast” But the Saracen had run away with the idea. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z I was glad they had done this before, because my heart felt like it had grown feet and was trying to run away from my body. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Then I said, “I ran away once because . . . well, because I wanted to do something else.” My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z He vowed to run away with the beautiful farmer's daughter and return on his eighteenth birthday to free his people from the tyranny of the queen. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z “Was finishing school so wearisome that you had to run away?” he asked. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z The kid could have stashed it in a Dumpster or tossed it in some bushes as he ran away. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I have not been outside since the storm began, and I am bored for the first time since I ran away from home eight months ago to live on the land. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z “Totally sad. The last time she ran away, she got hit by a car! How crazy is that?” The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z “Did you tell him that you ran away from your father?” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I am trying my hardest not to cry, not to run away. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z And he said, “Your father says you’ve run away. Is that right?” The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Unlike the others, he did not run away. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z My sister is running away to get lost, but I am running away because I want to find something. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z She thought about Momma, and it seemed to her that she almost understood why all of this had happened to them, to the Tillermans, all this sadness and running away. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z She set it down by the barn door and ran away. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z This thought made Gareth feel sick, and, as he was also feeling ashamed of himself for running away from tire gralloch, he became uncomfortable all over. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z They came past us with the black horse well in front and on the turn he was running away from the others. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z Hazel was at the top of the crater, running away as fast as she could while lugging a large sheet of bronze. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z But two weeks before the wedding, Baliwe, who was a spirited girl, ran away. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z We asked him why and he said, “Your father has been here and says you are trying to run away.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Claudia knew that she could never pull off the old-fashioned kind of running away.” Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z During the day, she toyed with the idea of running away. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z But don’t run away with the idea that Uraniborg was entirely the forerunner of a modern observatory and technological complex. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z “I ran away when I was sixteen. I had no other options.” The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z It was also where I'd decided to run away to without my mom, dad, and brother. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z She was certain that even timid, frightened slaves would run away if someone they could trust offered to guide them to the North. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z He had roared with laughter and told me about the time he had run away from home. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z A monster came up from the water and his horses, terrified beyond even his firm control, ran away. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z The lion saw all these excited men, and although he was strong and brave, he decided to run away before they could throw spears into his hide. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z “Don’t even think about running away. Your parents will just sell you to another family. A family who doesn’t treat you as well as we do. Your parents don’t want you anymore. You hear me?” The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Even the dragons and giant scorpions ran away when she came dose. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z She said if I didn’t like the way things were, I shouldn’t run away. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z She got up and ran away from the table. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z I was thinking of running away from home, forever, and living in a junkyard somewhere. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z No running away, or flying, or burying, or hiding. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z Then the aunt tried to run away, but the strange animal ran after her and ate her too. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z He had run away before she was even born. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Boys ran away all the time, and even fathers left without a word to escape having to care for their families back in the old country. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Mushie had gone from tenderly soliciting affection from Anastasia to standing on his hands and falling into her, running away, and shrieking his head off when she responded angrily, then starting all over again. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Occasionally Anastasia would bark at her daughter in irritation and Songololo would run away, only returning once her mother had calmed down. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Did she admit she had basically run away? Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z "Yes you are. If a bear attacked you in the woods, you'd be too stupid to run away." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z He understood why Toby had run away from the apartment, even if he didn’t agree with it. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z “I don’t want to have you, so run away and help Daisy make patty cakes.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m sorry, I couldn’t hear you. My lie detector was going off. Try again: Are you running away from home?” Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z ‘No. Close, like near. Close to each other. That’s why I wouldn’t have thought he’d run away. Not in a strange city. Not without having anywhere to go.’ The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z Something like Mirjam running away from a safe place to try to find a boy she liked? Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Then he ran away with Miss Lark’s angry, outraged voice screaming in his ears, and his body almost bursting with the exciting weight of that heavy thing inside him. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z In the meantime she almost forgot why she was running away. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z I asked one of these Owslafa what was the matter and he said that this rabbit, Blackavar, had been caught trying to run away from the warren. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “About what happened with the cleaner. And about how Forrest handled it. But I shouldn’t have run away. I run away too much.” Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z There were few plantations that could boast that they had never had a slave run away. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z “That if I ran away, they’d sell me to someone else.” The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Because instead of grieving like a normal person, I ran away to New York even though the dorms wouldn't be open for another two weeks. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z “Colonel Cathcart and Colonel Korn both saw him as he ran away. The official report says you stopped a Nazi assassin from killing them.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Scott looked up to make sure the grown folks weren’t around and said, “You really run away from home?” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z Maybe he’s still afraid I’ll run away, or maybe he cares about me. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well, will you tell me from there why you’re running away?” Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z “I ran away when I heard you coming,” replied the other rabbit. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z But they did not run away fast enough; their ships spread the disease to every port they visited. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Her face turned red and she swung her fists wildly before finally running away into the house. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z When he had run away from home he had only managed to cope with his freedom for one afternoon. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Our men started shooting back at the Murle, and they ran away, but we ran too, crossing the shallow creek and racing up the other side. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z At the sight of it, fear had come into him again, the sinking dread that urged him to turn away, to run away. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z There was something about her Dad’s voice she couldn’t run away from. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z He stabbed his father in the chest and ran away. Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z The startled patient jumped down to the floor at Yossarian’s command and ran away. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z People walking under the shade of the sycamores across the street paused at the sight of a slave running away from a mansion where a woman was screaming. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Nico had called on the earth to swallow them up, and then he’d run away—terrified of his own powers, and his own emotions. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z It was the closest she’d ever been, and the sight of her skin made his heart go mad, as if it was trying to run away. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z By some miracle, he manages not to drop the contents on the floor and run away screaming. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z She turns and scowls at us and we run away, around a corner and up a side street, laughing so much with terror and embarrassment we can hardly stand up. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z And he knew about how Joey had run away before. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z He tried to get free of them and to run away. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z We ran away from the stage and found Zion toward the back of the crowd. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z “I never had her in class,” Dr. Holden said, “but I’ve certainly heard of her. I know that she ran away.” Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z It seemed like years since he had run away from his school and into the bush. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z If there is less than a certain critical amount of matter in the universe, the gravitation of the receding galaxies will be insufficient to stop the expansion, and the universe will run away forever. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I felt like I wanted to run away. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z “You ran away. So now you’ll have to be taught a lesson,” Buddy Ray said with that creepy voice of his. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z "Like I said ... that you ran away from home." Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The way Valley would run away after one of her pranks, how she never seemed to gloat in the moment. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z He was running away for sure now, and with a smart kid like Bubber it was no telling where they’d catch him. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z I took another long look behind me, through leafy branches swaying and bowing in the wind, to convince myself that my imagination had run away with me. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z Terrance would not be content to merely discipline her for running away; he would make her life an ornate hell until he got bored, then have her dispatched in a gory exhibition. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Even before his parents’ divorce, Cole had always wanted to run away from that place. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Yet Maa had finished embroidering the wedding sari, Baap had written a letter of acceptance to the bridegroom’s family, and my brothers began to treat me with respect, so I didn’t run away. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z One had a great array of slaves; and at length, we decided to approach one, claiming that we had newly run away, and request he bring us clothing. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z “You didn’t say what you were running away from,” he reminded her. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z “Didn’t you help him hide when he ran away?” she asks me. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z Perhaps it was necessary that he cling to false hopes, since they kept him running away from harm. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z He nods and waves his hand, and I run away. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z “We have run away—all the way from Charles Town. We are heading to Fort Mose, a place where everyone can be free.” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z “I tried to tell Matt, but he didn’t even know what I was talking about. He ran away. Matt is such a child sometimes.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z An overseer like Thomas needed to be so terrifying that the slaves who worked for him would never risk either fighting against him or running away. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z “This is where your mother met him. Then they ran away together, back to the mortal world.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Flossie was always running after men and they were always running away from her. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m running away to become a Buddhist monk.You like the do? Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z What if I ran away tomorrow?The thought filled him with the old panic. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z The first cat ran away, and the second one was hit by a car. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z “Of all the sissy ways to run away and of all the sissy places to run away to...” From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z I wanted to run away so I didn't have to watch, but I felt like my feet were rooted in concrete. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z “How is it possible for you not to know that your mother and brother tried to run away?” he asked. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z They decided to kill her husband, and run away together. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z “It seems a very big decision to me, deciding whether or not to run away and join the circus. Perhaps he did not have enough time to properly consider it.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “They all ran into the forest. They all ran away.” The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z It inflated–in effect ran away with itself, doubling in size every 10-34 seconds. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z “Yes,” said Mrs. Popper, “but if you keep them outside the house, they might run away.” Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z She looks as if she’s about to drop the spatula and run away. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z The endless percussive symphony makes my brain want to slide out through my ears and run away—and I realize that must be how it happens! Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Maybe he’d just say adios to his parents and kidnap her, run away. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z “Natalie, I think it would be best if you came right home. I don’t want you running away from this situation.” The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z “I mean, honestly, he’s just a little boy—just like you! Can you imagine how he felt to see you running away from him, Jamie, screaming?” Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z “I was at school. I ran away from the fighting. I do not know where my family is.” A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z “The giant has run away, do you see?” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z “Well, I’m not running away from home, I’m running away to home.” Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z We ran away quickly and squat ted in the farthest corner of the room as the board tore off the wall and fell. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z A man who was not afflicted by ambitions of decency in his mind might simply have run away with his hero’s wife, and then perhaps the tragedy of Arthur would never have happened. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “Don’t try to run away from home or anything stupid. I’ll kill you if you get yourself killed.” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z “I sought to make myself cleverer, more important than my mother. I ran away with it.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Kids my age ran away all the time. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z “I would hate for you to run away with a false idea of your father, Potter,” he said, a terrible grin twisting his face. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Every night, after our last kiss, I feel like running away and never looking him in the eyes again. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z The rats ran away, tails lashing, eyes blind with panic. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z By the time the family arrived, the other elephants had all run away in fright. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z He could have ended the beatings by running away or succumbing to tears, but he refused to do either. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z Others ran away, shouting, “Devil child! Leopard girl! I don’t want to catch your spots.” Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z All I see is my mother’s face when she finds out I’ve run away. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z And the time Digger ran away from home and made a bed for himself on a bunch of empty grain sacks in one corner. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z I tell her about Kalinda, and the journal that Anise found—about us running away, and the condo. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z José Arcadio had come to think that he had run away, when he reappeared, panting a little because of his haste, dragging legs that enclosure and lack of mobility had made weak and heavy. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z It had all been for nothing—as if they had never run away at all. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z “I will stay and watch over the house. After you all have run, you will come back. I will be here waiting. Who am I running away from my own house for, gbo?” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Then he remembered what Natalie had said the day before, thinking that Mom was running away from a dangerous boyfriend. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z After school he’ll find her, hand a drawing to her, and run away. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z But then she— how could she run away? Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z The Hunt had dismounted, too, and the riders were ranged around the three of them in a loose ring, as if to prevent them from running away. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z I had thoughts of running away and changing schools. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z What if while he was running away after hearing the thunder, he fell down and hurt himself? A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z “When you say ‘flew off’ you mean he ran away, don’t you? Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Jacob pulled the rubble off me, and then he did the strangest thing—he ran away. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z “A child either runs away from something or runs off to where they want to be. Or to what they want to have.” Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z Working for the family in Soweto, my mom had no more freedom than she’d had in Transkei, so she ran away. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z I mean, I knew Paul was trying to help, but if I told him the truth about me, he’d either think I was crazy or he’d run away screaming. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z When he was nine he ran away from a fight. Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s not clear how long he was supposed to stay there, but he ran away and returned to Oakland long before his time was up. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z “After Ned left, the troubles we had all run away from came and found us....” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z I decided that as soon as night came I would run away. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z I held on to him tight so he wouldn’t run away. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z Wasn’t anything more important happening than some dumb kid running away? The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z "My father doesn't know I'm here. I'm running away." The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z “I need to make sure—very sure—that you never run away from me again.” Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z If so, I thought I’d run away to live at Granny’s too. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Then the boy ran away and only returned late in the evening. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘All along she thought Salim had run away. Now she doesn’t think so any more.’ The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z She was running away after all, but she was not alone. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z He lasted two whole days before he ran away. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He was known, by the time he was fourteen, to have run away from home no less than twenty-seven times. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z "I thought if I escaped and ran away I could find someplace better. I thought the world outside would be different." A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z I can feel the wire of the chain-link fences against my fingers as I climbed over them and ran away. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “I think,” he said, “you might want a little more arc to the throw. That way they won't run away after they hit the ground.” Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Had she lain in her bed listening to T. Ray snore, reciting it while she fell asleep, wishing to God she could run away with Robert Frost? The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He had been shot sometime as we ran away the previous night. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z “And who was the lady you run away from?” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z When the pinching man gets you like that you cannot run away because he will remember you. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z She looks frightened, like she wants to run away. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z The boy’s name is not known, but he ran away from home and never went back.” My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z “Friends talk to each other! They don’t run away when things get hard. You left me behind, Poppy!” Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z Suddenly she longed for a sight of the Eastern Shore with its coves and creeks, thought of the years that had elapsed since she first ran away from there. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z “And I wanted to catch him, but he was very fast and ran away. Then I saw her.” Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z Once I ran away from Lorraine and the others and hid in a part of the cemetery that didn’t have perpetual care. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z “It was about the same time that my Wild Man ran away with the hunt. Ours was a boar hunt too.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “I wasn’t running away anymore. I had run to what I needed to find.” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z In one evening, he had had his first real argument with Silas, had attempted to run away from home, had failed to run away, and now failed to return home. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z There was a big boy Dicey knew in Provincetown who ran away from home and he just kept on coming to school and nobody knew, not for months. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z King Pellinore, who had been run away with, vanished altogether behind his back. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z He ran away from her, away from the snake, away from the water, farther up and over the dunes. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z The girls ran away from home and began roaming the streets of Chester. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z As I tried to get my eyes open, a girl pushed Bunny toward the door and he went half stumbling, half running away. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z They had not run away from their posts this time. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Inside she nearly managed to slip up the back stairs unseen, but the cook spied her from the kitchen and cried, “Aisling! Whatever are you doing? We were certain you had run away.” Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Most of the boys had run away by this point. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z She had run away from her husband when he had taken a second wife. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well, I ran away once because I thought how sorry everybody would be when I was gone. How they’d cry and wish they’d been nicer to me.” My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z The intense look of concentration on my face tells me the photo was taken soon after I ran away from Farooq. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z I wore my old hey-diddle-diddle pajamas—cats played fiddles, dishes ran away with spoons. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “He probably just ran away to keep Mrs. Brenner from wedding him off.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z In my mind I could see it because I have seen people running away—the roads clogged to a standstill and the stampede over the cliff of our own designing. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z “Why are you so concerned about that young scamp of a slave boy? He should have been looking after you! And you couldn’t help it if that nasty ungrateful beast ran away!” Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z He figured she was like him, running away, so he stopped and said, “Hi.” Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “No, Hannah, come — I” “Shame on thee, Kit. Thee knows a Quaker does not run away. Thomas will take care of us.” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z “The part I didn’t tell about Bluefield, I was only fifteen. I ran away.” Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “No. It was the tiger—Boots. He—he ran away.” Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z However, I talked quickly before he could get up and run away. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z It was Laurie’s father, who had run away in his youth, and married against the imperious old man’s will. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z She had run away from him exactly seven sleeps ago, and because of this she had one more title by gussak standards—the child divorcée. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “But if he ran away...He has to know how worried everyone is, right? Why would he just run away and not tell anyone? Why wouldn’t he tell me?” she asks. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z “A demon. She beat us, too. Not as bad as the man, but bad enough that I ran away.” The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z How could I follow my mother out of here now, and run away from what we’d done? The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Now I got why our mother ran away. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z But one day she ran away, and Morrie was asked to help bring her back. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I did not sleep that night, but lay awake rebuking myself for running away in fear. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z If he gets out and runs away in the house, oh boy. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The other monsters went crazy, charging the convenience store, then running away as the rainbow light burned them. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z “Why did you leave me! If you hadn’t gone, she might not have run away!” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z And Vera Sebastian who was so Russian she dressed the way Russian girls did long ago before the Revolution when her family had to run away to keep from being killed. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z If she showed him how much she needed him, he'd run away. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z “We’ll have to make sure he doesn’t get out during a storm. He might run away. We have to make sure we keep him safe.” Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z “It was a lightweight thing, an heiress who ran away, you know?” Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z My father used to say he wished he’d run away when he was young and had no wife and children. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z “That’s when I lost him. I didn’t have a grip on him anymore. Danny grabbed him and ran away and threw him in the truck and they drove off.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z For an observer approaching the boy, the stones seem to be going faster than for an observer who is running away; the velocity of the stones seems to depend on your direction and speed. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z He nodded over at a lady from Moscow who had run away from her husband and who never came down to the courtyard, but watched from a window three stories up. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z As she listened to the stories that Still told, she came to the conclusion that almost any slave who had the courage to run away was certain to reach his destination—the North. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Once a woman on the porch saw us in the brush and waved to us, and we ran away shrieking. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “It goes all over the vlei, so you can forget about running away. Save your breath for digging.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z When the lyrics kick in, Halliday begins to lip-synch along, still gyrating: “All dressed up with nowhere to go. Walking with a dead man over my shoulder. Don’t run away, it’s only me....” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z “And, no,” he mumbled, “I didn’t try to run away.” Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z Late in the day, Inka soldiers learned to wait above and roll boulders on their foes, killing some of the animals and frightening others into running away. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z After he ran away from his southern California group home, he took up with other, more dangerous friends. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Then she told them of her own first vain effort at running away, evoking the memory of that miserable life she had led as a child, reliving it for a moment in the telling. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z The next morning Dodo Conway was driving my mother and me to Walton, and if I was to run away before it was too late, now was the time. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z “Don’t run away. Is it you who left the flowers?” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z “KarkarofFs gone? He ran away? But then — he didn’t put my name in the goblet?” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Many students near me ran away, while others tried desperately to hold on to walls, other people, a ledge—anything. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z How many times had he stood toe-to-toe with Jimmy, only to go running away so sleep could dilute the anger, the booze—all of it. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z “I see we’ve all become very fond of our cricket. But aren’t we letting our imagination run away with us a bit?” The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z The bear ran away into the woods, not hurt at all. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Omakayas wished that she had something to give them—she had run away from camp with nothing more than a handful of spirit tobacco in her pocket. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z For a time I did work hard to learn French, but then Adah ran away with that prize so I dropped the effort. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z And why you ran away instead of fighting. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z "Calm down, Riccio. He gave me his word of honor that he wouldn't run away," he said. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z The runaways that were caught and brought back were immediately sold South, as a punishment for running away. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z But first I have to think of that place every day, so my spirit will know where to run away to, when it’s time. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I cannot run away on the muscular effects of adrenaline, but I could taste fear in the back of my throat and feel its despairing weight in my slack limbs. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He couldn’t just run away and leave them to face the rats. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z And he said, “Why did you run away?” The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z The whole reason she and her sister had run away from San Juan all those years ago ... that secret had to stay buried. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z I wanted to run away, to hide, to run and never come back, never see anyone again. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The local constable would see to it that she did not run away. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Her eyes flew open wide, then she slammed the door shut and ran away. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z He'd invite me in for a hot cocoa, praise me for my honesty, and then we'd fall in love and run away together. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z “They didn’t beat me; I ran away,” Amil said, and rubbed his eyes furiously with the backs of his hands. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I was just about ready to run away. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z He hit the third knight on the bead so hard that his nose bled, and his horse ran away with him. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m deep into Soledad’s story, which is going to be juicier than any soap opera, when Manuelito appears at the edge of the eucalyptus grove, shouts something in Quichua, and then runs away. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “When you and Janina go out tonight, I want you to stay on the other side. I want you to run away. Don’t come back. Keep Janina with you. Take her hand.” Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z “Oh! Mr. Weston, do not mistake me. Selina is no fine lady, I assure you. Do not run away with such an idea.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z We thought we were running away from the grown-ups, and now we are the grown-ups: this is the crux of it. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z He once asked Ms. Langford why Hester in The Scarlet Letter didn’t run away from her town in basically a big F U to society. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z And waving her hand, she ran away across the wide flat roof towards the hangars. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z It was enough to make us all run away as fast as we could, up the hill without looking back, for fear of the evil Cecilia had set upon us. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Into her son she beat a loud desire to run away, and into her daughter she beat a fear of growing up, fear of other people, fear of life. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z He told them a long story about running away one morning when he was afraid to go to school because he was short and skinny and somebody was waiting there to beat him up. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z I did not want to be a witness to anything, but I felt guilty for running away the day before, and so I agreed. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z Then I know Matt and Lance and Corey must be running away. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z The foragers could either run away, abandoning their hunting grounds to field and pasture, or take up the ploughshare themselves. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z He could relate to the instinct to run away. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Thinking that I must run away from him, I flung myself across a row of thornbushes by the road. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z The song finished, and I wanted to shut down my computer and run away. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z With growing vexation, he swore at them until they ran away like startled sheep, leaving their costumes behind. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Now that she had run away and seen a bit of the country, Cora wasn’t sure the document described anything real at all. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z “Yeah, he got in a good shot before he ran away.” Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Perhaps she had used all her energy trying to run away. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z He took what little money we did have and ran away to get drunk. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z It would go on like that until Fezzik would burst into tears and run away. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z As I appeared they all joined in a horrible laugh, and ran away. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z From the sound of the waves, Lyra judged them to have reached the top of the cliffs, and she dared not run away in case she fell over the edge. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z If he said anything at all, she’d take the opposite side and hit him or shove him and run away to make him chase her. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z It was easier to agree than run away. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z When the kiss was over, three strawberry-lip-gloss seconds later, she turned and ran away. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z The princess who ran away with James Bond, who told her children to give back what their country stole, making a choice. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z He chased golf and tennis balls to run away from family responsibilities. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z As I tried to run away, Old Mr. Chou chased me, shouting, “See what happens when you don’t listen to your mother!” The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Ever since they had run away from their grandfather's house, Prosper had asked himself at least three times a day whether he had been right to take his little brother with him. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z It was afternoon, she was a failure, and she had run away. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z One of my greatest faults was that of letting his horse run away, and go down to his father-in-law’s farm, which was about five miles from St. Michael’s. Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass 1845-05-01T00:00:00Z I hear a boy scream and then see him run away from his mom—I suppose it’s his mom—a middle-aged woman wearing a bright-blue turban-style hijab. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Sometimes the grey-robed priests tried to get me to come into the church to say the prayers, but I’d heard rumors and ran away whenever I was asked, whether I had my loaf or no. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Phelps explained that she had run away from an abusive and unfaithful husband, who was a prominent member of the Massachusetts state legislature. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z After all, I spent the last day dreaming of him coming to me, and when he finally staggered into the ICU, if I had the strength, I would’ve run away. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The last scene depicted the slave on his master’s doorstep, having once again run away, this time from the false promises of the Free States. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Then it ran away—to bury the acorn, and to forget it. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z But one of them, the next to last one, ran away. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z A brave one would take a few steps forward, hold out a hand and scream, “Cadeau!!” before running away in horrified giggles. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z She stood before a table with graying pieces of raw chicken and imagined grabbing them and running away as fast as she could. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “You make me, Mr. Tough Guy!” she screamed as she ran away. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z She told him how when they’d tried to pick him up the dog had run away from them, leading them back up the mountain. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z “Jefferson ran away with the stage effect,” Adams lamented, “and all the glory of it.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z The patrol that was after us could actually follow us in the dark and rain faster than we could run away, and before long they were close behind. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z But for every one that ran away, a dozen more poured forward. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Before he could run away, I introduced him to the preacher. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z He finally noticed the group running away down the street and fired off a couple of shots. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z She couldn’t bring herself to run away again or to kill him and face her own death. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z She ran away, crying, “I’m telling on you!” The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m not running away. Whatever happens just happens.” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “They ran away. Well, he did. I don’t think she’ll ever run again. He was carrying her, and she was mad with pain.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Avoiding her is out of the question since her room is right across the hall from me and she’d see me running away. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z “They don’t fall on you. They just slide down, silently and secretly, rolling over you while you try to run away.” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z Seconds later, everyone around me starts running away from the blast, and I hurl myself against them, shoulder first, toward Uriah. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z We ran away and lived together like married for three years. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z “First, it was hiding. Not being discovered. And after hiding became easy, there was Angel. Somehow, Angel became more important than running away.” From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z She wanted to run away, but there was nowhere to go. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z “Someone else put her back together, a man from the audience who knew some magic, and then the two of them ran away together and my granny was left entirely alone.” Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z The only way I could comfort myself was to imagine that my brother had, in fact, just gotten fed up with us and run away. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z “You told me you were all through running away,” she said. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z Looking back at early man, perhaps, or at his ape cousins, he saw that running away was what you did instinctively when you were afraid; retreating was the usual effect of fear. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The watchman’s young wife eventually ran away with an Italian a little nearer her own age. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “Tell me about a time you ran away.” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z It’s not as if I could simply run away without looking back. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z On the afternoon of January 7, 2013, more than a month after running away from the group home, he was shot multiple times while driving a car near Hegenberger Road and Hamilton Street. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Herbie picked up a rock, but instead of running away the pig charged, and the volunteer had to run for his life, leaping high into the cottonwood that lay across his splintered outhouse. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z You must have tricked the doctors and run away. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z “We three will be ready in a minute,” cried Amy, running away to wash her hands. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z “See that kid over by the fence? The one with the big nose? Her mother run away with a sailor last May.” The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z “God! he’s beautiful. I hope they take good care of him. Corporal, you may think that he wants to bear arms against the foe, but I think he’s running away from love.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “It’s not like I’m sneaking out in the middle of the night and running away from home. I just want to go to Twig’s for a couple hours.” The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Tigers go woof when they are caught unawares, a short, sharp detonation of fury that would instantly make your legs jump up and run away if they weren’t frozen to the spot. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Those were not the faces of men who had been defeated or were running away. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z At least she could tell herself there was a brave reason for running away. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z I want to run away again, to skip the second half of the day. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z "She just ran away is all. I guess I scared her." Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z Alex’s whole reason for wanting to go into politics, when he knows so many past presidential sons and daughters have run away screaming the minute they turned eighteen, is he genuinely cares about people. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Here in Oklahoma, I understand why—why humans would sit behind a glass window and look in the faces of families running away from danger and dead sheep, and not feel anything. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z But it also made me worry if, by running away, I’d pushed it further out of my reach. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z I supposed I had screamed, for he materialized suddenly, and I asked him to help me and we’d run away to California or France or Chicago. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “You just run away from the door, Guy, and don't make us nervous.” Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z They just sat at the table, blinking at me, their shoulders slumped like when our dog, Biscuit, ran away. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z Now is the time to run away to the woods, to hide in the trees until the patient is long gone and in another part of the Seam the hammers make the coffin. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z My imagination soared; I dreamed of running away. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z “And you let yourself be made a slave? You should run away.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z I have to run away, I have to leave. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Like Henry, I sensed I was enlisting in something great, too—writing—and that it was time for me to stop running away from it, but to face it head on. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z When Mr. Rattle embezzled a client’s money and ran away to San Jose, he was caught with a high-hair blonde and sent up within ten days. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z “You see, the Queen ran away and—” “I asked, are you ready?” said the Lion. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z He was scared that if he shouted at me I’d run away, too. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z "He's not running away," Grim says, real impatient. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z Everyone who saw her would have run away screaming. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z Ordinarily, the forest animals would have run away from the monster. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z She took the child from me and I tried to run away, but I tripped and fell. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z “The kid ran away from home. He doesn’t want to call his parents.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “That’s what they told everyone to keep them from running away out of sheer terror,” said Matt, echoing the words Celia had used. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The thought of spinning in circles in front of all my idiot cousins makes me want to run away from home and join the circus. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z He tried to run away, but Ignatius had been holding his arm firmly with the hand that was not wielding the cutlass. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I wondered how much longer it would be before August had to act on the things I’d told her—me running away, helping Rosaleen escape. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I realized suddenly how easy it would be for him to betray me—to open the door and run away or shout an alarm. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z “Likely as not it was Sunday,” she laughed; “and I was running away from prayers, from the Presbyterian service, read in a spirit of gloom by my father that chills me yet to think of.” The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z “I saw you dancing with the red headed man I ran away from. Was he nice?” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z “Chaplain, please talk to him, will you? He’s deserting. He wants to run away to Sweden.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z But my mom always says that running away never solves anything. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z And here you got me worrying myself sick about you running away and getting in trouble over me, and you would’ve run off anyway. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z If only he had run away with Blink when he’d had the chance, then he wouldn’t be standing here alone and freezing. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z It didn’t occur to them that anyone might try to steal them and run away from the danger, leaving them all behind. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Of course, running away would only convince them of my guilt, but I didn’t care. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z He could run away; he could remain; he could even go down and confess what he had done. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z And despite the fact that the figure seemed to run away from us, she is also sure that we made a narrow escape from certain death. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z And Marina answered him: “They are running away to the front all the same, they are taking things into their own hands, and it will be worse, you understand, if they steal airplanes to go.” A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z ‘The nun Beatrix didn’t run away. Why, there she is over near the altar, sweeping.’ The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Even though I was strong as a horse, how could I run away? The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z And two days before, on the third day of June, Raymie Clarke’s father had run away from home with a woman who was a dental hygienist. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z Some ran away; some just didn’t return from vacation. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z I countered that if he did that, I’d run away—I still have enough connections overseas—or I would sue for emancipation. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z They were afraid of the living death that awaited them in the rice fields, on the great cotton plantations, the sugar plantations, in the deep South—and so ran away. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z And if I was to go to heaven and look down to see Shiloh left below, head on his paws, I’d run away from heaven sure. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z If they’re willing to accept me and my guilty conscience, why the hell shouldn’t I run away with the circus? Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z “He told the police that she might have run away,” Scott says. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z “No, no, don’t be a brute. I’ve had an exhausting day too. Don’t run away and leave me. I’m quite harmless, really I am. I suppose Max has been telling tales about me to you?” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z I say, "I didn't run away from home. From school, yes—but only kind of." Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I was beaten out of my senses and later I found myself in bed, screaming, determined to run away, tussling with my mother and father who were trying to keep me still. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Everything about her tells me she's running away from something more than overbearing parents. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z It did not occur to them to run away once they were in America, for they were honorable people and they had signed the contract.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Either she could scream and try to run away, and be chased around a badly lit cellar by the huge grub thing, be chased until it caught her. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z My father remembers seeing men running away with nothing but their underpants. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z “It’s my own fault. I used hair remover when I ran away, to disguise myself.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Gussie was paralyzed with fright for a moment, then he ran away screaming and hid under the bed where he stayed for twenty-four hours. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “We must have walked for about twenty minutes. We went down this hill, to the bottom of a gully where a stream was, when my dad suddenly said to me, ‘Coraline—run away. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z But I’m unable to move or run away. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z But most of the refugees were boys and young men who had run away from their villages when the war came. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Benton thought of running away that afternoon, of never going home to be punished. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z But I know ordinary kids don’t make other ordinary kids run away screaming in playgrounds. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z Not only did he get part of Nigel’s earnings, but he got the assurance that Nigel, his only valuable piece of property, was not likely to run away again soon. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z Or because I have run away, because my flight is accomplished, because I am at last free again and stand like a child beneath the sky? Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z No girl ever ran away by herself, although boys disappeared for weeks the minute they thought of themselves as men. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z She ran away and took her daughter with her. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z “Huh. But. .. hang on. Doctors? How old were they when they ran away?” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z They just told him that all the cats ran away. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Lee Grant settled into the car that would take him away from the farm where he’d found refuge, after running away from home. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z “The deal is this: you give me the details of your running away, and I’ll give you the sketch.” From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Each no was louder than the one before it, until the bird finally gave up and ran away. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z This wasn't the same Prince Brat who'd run away the night before, bored with his own meanness and haughtiness and cruelty. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z It was as if all its little bells had run away and forgotten their clappers. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z Of course Father hadn’t let Sam go; Sam had run away. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I was in & out of Detention Homes many many times for running away from home & stealing. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z “He ran away? How could he? What do you mean?” Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z My sisters and I threatened to run away from Du Barry once. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z “He was in our back garden breaking things. And then he ran away.” The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z He did not run away, because he wouldn’t. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z That’s when I knew for sure I had to run away. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z I wanted to run away from him, and I wanted to go right up next to him. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z “We ran away from home and don’t have any place to go,” I told her. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “But I’m not sorry. I’m glad. Her legs are too fat,” he said, and before they could catch him he ran away up the area steps and into the garden. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z He’d sooner die trying to hold the world on his shoulders than running away. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z I told him that I had run away from an orphan home and that Miss Simon ran it. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z When he reached for Minou to ride on his knee, all of them ran away. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z "I read about you, and I ran away." The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z Concentrate instead on the idea that he is running away from you. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z After thirty-five years the man Mobutu has run away in the night. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The little girl nodded and ran away, obviously happy to be the bearer of bad news. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Except when I glance at him, I see that his face has bricked up and I can tell running away is not part of his modus operandi. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z I did remember the time Joey ran away from school for three days, but he didn’t have a car then. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z "Why would he run away if he knew he was getting released today?" asked Mr. Pendanski. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z “I’m going to run away now,” says Gat. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z “For a second, I thought about running away with him.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z She loved him and despite her parents’ objections, she ran away and they eloped. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The hair stands up on my arms and legs as I run away. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Three or four black-clad men were standing behind her, so trying to run away was pointless. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z “Well, Bud, I don’t mean to sully your reputation, but you just ran away from that man all the way across the state, I think I’d better hand-deliver you.” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z With the binocs, I follow the river road back from it and I see what’s probably a roadblock with what might be a fortified fence running away from it and to either side. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z I didn’t want to be seen, I wanted to run away, but I couldn’t, my limbs were too heavy, and when I tried to cry out I made no sound at all. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z And he was certain that speculating about my reasons for running away was beside the point. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z ‘If you will try to run away, you must be tied; but we don’t wish to hurt you.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z “Do you know you frightened your mamma and daddy almost to death? Why did you run away?” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z The world of bug-boy jockeys was populated mostly by teenagers who had run away or been orphaned or whose families had come upon hard times, as Pollard’s had. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “Did you come to Nigeria to run away from something?” she asked finally. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “We will not harm you. You ran away before we were able to explain. Come.” The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z And to make matters worse, bears have an instinct that drives them to attack when a creature runs away, especially if the creature running away is a mysterious, sparkling monster. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Which was exactly when Petey clocked him hard in the nuts, cackling as he ran away. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z “And did you help him to hide when he ran away?” King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z “Those ancient rabbits are packing their bags and running away.” Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes they dropped their buckets as they ran away from us. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z Maybe that’s why sometimes he looks like he wants to run away from me. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z And finally, on that dreadful night, Estha who had decided that though it was dark and raining, the Time Had Come for them to run away, because Ammu didn’t want them anymore. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z It would spoil the fun, and besides if it were a bad enough fight, Sam might run away. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z This song was about William the false lover and how he tricked pretty Peggy-o into running away with him but then murdered her. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Then when she learned, as she certainly would, that the boys were running away, going North, she would try to detain them, would create such an uproar that the entire quarter would know their secret. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z “You lose that book,” I said, “or run away with it again, and I’ll turn you into an incense holder.” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z My father had shouted and shot at the two white men who had set the fire and were running away. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z “But you must not run away. If you do, the Nazis will burn down the farm and feed us to the pigs.” Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z An answer to running away, and also to going home again, lay in Angel. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z “Very odd! but one never does form a just idea of any body beforehand. One takes up a notion, and runs away with it. Mr. Dixon, you say, is not, strictly speaking, handsome?” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z Ben ain’t the one that run away and then got scared and come back. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z While Annette ran away down the empty hall, it suddenly hit me that I hadn’t even thought about how Jeffrey was feeling. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z “They were also the first animals who ever ran away from me.” The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z “Now, I know you ran away from me,” Buddy Ray said, putting on a fake hurt voice. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z Uncle George had run away to be a drummer boy in the army, when he was fourteen years old. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z He and Bo had already sold any toys they had with them when they ran away, and his brother didn't even have a stuffed animal, apart from the sorry-looking lion that Riccio had given him. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Struggling to stay composed, my mother said, “I’ll have to think about that one,” then turned and ran away. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z “Luke was just a little kid. Hermes never helped him, never stopped him from running away.” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z “Or maybe she just ran away. Her name was Runaround Sue. Maybe she was living up to it.” Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z “Remember when I told you the story of Beatrix,” she said, “the nun who ran away from her convent? Remember how the Virgin Mary stood in for her?” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Matthew, look at me. What are you running away from?” Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z He’d run away from the group home and was back in Oakland. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z I grab the paper-wrapped book with an illustration of a criminal running away, holding an oversized playing card, a heart: “Heart Stealer.” They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z I stroke Laika and whisper to her, “Do not run away.” 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z “I had just started a band with Ollie and his brother. I didn’t want to leave and start over somewhere new again. I even ran away, I was so mad.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z On every kind of pretext she would run away from work and go to the drinking pool, where she would stand foolishly gazing at her own reflection in the water. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z “If that guy in St. Mark's Square really was that detective then it won't do any good to just run away,” he said to Prosper under his breath. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z But he never had a chance to find out, because she ran away shortly after the razor strap, and no one had heard of her since. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z But Broughton-Smith had slipped out of their circle, in the darkness, and run away down the stone stairs. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z She knew she should run away as fast as she could, but she had to know what was stalking her in the darkness. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z And the first thing he said was, “We heard Sam ran away to fight.” My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “I wffl not” “Meg, you wicked girl, you are not to run away, do you hear?” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “I thought we were past the stealing? The running away?” We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z But the dragon had adopted the strategy of running away, leaving its weapon hanging in the air behind it. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Like that girl that ran away with her boyfriend, or that other guy who used to be all into drugs and ended up back with his family. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z And hadn’t he told me to run away if attacked? Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z For a moment, he seemed to consider helping me pack—after all, he had run away from Dad at my age—but I shook my head. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z In the dark, the straw walls and roofs combust into yellow and orange flames, illuminating the red faces of girls running away. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “How come it didn’t get to you? Weren’t you depressed? Didn’t it make you want to just run away and never have to deal with it?” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z The one he had brought over with him had run away, so he had told his orderly-officer to find a new one—and that boy was Dove. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “If he’s coming with us then I want to know why we’re running away. Who is this man called Capricorn?” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Whenever she thought of running away, not so often now, the knowledge of this awful weakness stopped her. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z “Nothing. I ran away. I left him in a gutter, and I ran away.” The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z “Couldn’t I just run away with you? You and I . . . couldn’t we just run away together?” The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z "I'll have to trust you, on your honor as a star, not to run away," he said. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z So I said educated or not, you weren’t likely to run away from me because I’d promised to take you back to New York with me and set you free. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z "Pulling down table-cloths, screaming, running away. Do you know that your aunt and uncle have been thrown out of their hotel?" The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z I see someone running toward us and someone running away—someone large, Al. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Me, who used to run away from all the dogs in our neighborhood. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z “And you will never run away like that again, will you?” Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z There was less glory in running away from a fight, sure, but I didn’t care about glory. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z My mother tried to run away, but a black policeman spotted her. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The first time Mama ran away with him, her brothers came looking for her, brought her back to the family farm, and locked her in a second-story room. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z He and Toby had made half-hearted attempts at running away before, never making it more than a few miles down that road. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z “Every one of them would have a story,” recalls Mosbacher, who wound up at the track after running away from an impoverished home. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘Sixty per cent probability he’s lost, forty that he’s run away?’ The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z “I understand, Junie. It is easier to run away and pretend that racism doesn’t exist. But some people can never do that,” he says. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z "I went on too," said Ralph, "then I ran away. So did you." Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z More than once I considered dropping the sack and running away. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z The little ones only looked at her with quick, wary eyes and ran away if she came too close. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z I wasn't expecting him to say that, especially since this is the hospital I ran away from. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z “Tell me. I have to know. Why did he run away?” The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z A long pause, then, “There’s something about our running away that I forgot to say into the tape recorder.” From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z If she ran with Wash, she’d be running away from them, too. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z I don’t usually run away from things, but I would run from this. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z “You ran away from Pittsburgh yourself, Aunt Heidi,” I want to say, “and tried to make it in the big city, so don’t look at me like that,” but instead I say, “I dunno.” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z “The boy who was running away looked like Roy, but I can’t say for sure. I’m only checking with you folks because you’re his parents and, well, this is part of my job.” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Northward beyond the dwindling downs the land ran away in flats and swellings of grey and green and pale earth-colours, until it faded into a featureless and shadowy distance. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z He showed no inclination to run away to Canada or anyplace else this time. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Because what am I going to say when she asks me why I ran away before the mock debate yesterday? The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z Little children, such as Anne, must never, ever correct their elders, no matter how many blunders they make or how often they let their imaginations run away with them. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z “Because you found that running away from home didn’t make a real difference? You were still the same Greenwich Claudia, planning and washing and keeping things in order?” From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z After running away from home, she’d spent a few weeks surviving on her own, living in alleyways and hiding from monsters until Thalia and Luke took her under their wings. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z When the slaves learned that they were to be sold, they ran away. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z “So we have to run away? That’s the answer, running away?” Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z “I seen them guards catching a kid what run away,” said the man. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Harriet heard him say that he would whip him right then and there, and thus teach him not to run away from his work. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t think they will. But if they do, always remember what I told you; run away. Head into a crowd. Your size will hide you.” Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z Before her decision to run away, deciding what to do with the ten cents left over from her allowance had been the biggest adventure she had had each week. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Dalio and I got off the ground, looked at each other, and broke into a sprint, running away from the car now sitting ominously a few yards from us. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z “I cannot accept your service, child. We only employ slaves run away from rebel owners.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z As it turned out, she need not have worried about the children running away. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z I figure if things don’t work out here, I can always run away and hope the Patels will take me in. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z “Are you running away, then?” said a girl’s voice. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z Today, I don’t want to go anywhere, I don’t want to run away, I don’t even want to go down the road. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z He marches back to Persia with an army and a wife, and smacks Chobin so hard for wrecking everything that Chobin flees to Fergana, which is like saying he runs away to Mars. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z I flip over and my feet dip into the hard-packed earth as I run away from Thresh and Clove and the sound of Cato's voice. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z I didn't tell him that Salim was going to run away and I was going to hide him. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z She said, “My father ran away with a dental hygienist. He left in the middle of the night.” Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z “This boy,” his mother said, “why wouldn’t he give out his real name? And why did he run away from the hospital like that?” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes we rang the bell at someone else’s house, then ran away and hid. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z There had been times before they ran away when they had acted like a team, but those were very different from feeling like a team. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Watch the skittish fish watching me, watching the chum, trying to decide what to do, eat it or run away. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z She was strange now, erratic, sometimes needing my friendship, trusting me with her dangerous longings for freedom, her wild plans to run away again; and sometimes hating me, blaming me for her trouble. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z “I just want to make sure you’re healthy. Your illness can run away with you before you even know it.” Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z When I realize I can’t run away, I try to glue my mouth shut. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z That was to keep the girls from running away. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z If he were alone, I might try to persuade him to run away. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z He was running, she realized, running away from her as he spoke. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z “Now, look, I’m going to say his name. You don’t have to run away. We’re going to save you from the curse. We just need to figure out a way to beat... Phineas.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z “All right, you can stop running away now, little warrior. Come back here. I want to talk to you.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z I heard a swoosh to my right and realized that Ema was running away. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z It would be next to impossible to run away in a skiff at any time of year. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I mean, how was I going to prove my legs weren't going to run away from me? Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z He put his arms around me and wanted to run away with me rite then. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z “I won’t run away. You don’t have to hide from me.” Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z When I heard that at last a husband had been found for me, I almost ran away. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z She didn't want me to know the terrible things she'd run away from. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z When he saw the snake coming towards him, the boy turned round and began to run away from the hill. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z “Yes, kitchen page, and I shall go tins minute. Good gracious, don’t look so tragic about it. Leave it to the practised scoundrel and run away to bed.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z I did not see how I could run away without looking foolish. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z They said you could run away, get to the North and be free. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z “No!” said Jamie, “it was from seeing that kid! When I saw him, I was like, ‘Ahhh!’ and I ran away. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z "If you boys decide to run away again, take me with you." The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z He looked for a moment as though he wanted to run away. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z “Oh, God,” he mumbled, “and now that man is dead. That old man. He was afraid of me too. Remember how he ran away from me? But I never did anything to him! I swear!” When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z Sometimes I would picture myself running away, selling my earrings to get a railway ticket to Varanasi. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z “I tried to run away. They found me. Now I can never leave.” Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z She liked that sad woman running away from her sick father, the woman with the interesting scar and the surprising taste in books. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z “Well, it's been a while since I ran away from the orphanage,” Scipio answered, brushing the dust from his black coat. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z “The Los Angeles Dodgers were one Dusty Baker home run away from the record books.” A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z “But the boy did choose to run away. He was a fool to leave my generous protection.” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Her heels gouged ditches in the soil as she struggled to stand, to push up, to run away. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z All at once they were running away, as fast as they could, through the forest toward the open beach. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z As for Uncle Andrew, his teeth were chattering, but his knees were shaking so that he could not run away. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z Pilar ran away in the Miami airport, her crinoline dress swinging like a tiny bell through the crowd. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z “But this water park ... he acted almost scared. What would make a war god run away like that?” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Jonathan ran away from the road, tripping, sprawling, falling on his knees. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z Once outside in the Lane, she set off walking very quickly as if she were afraid the afternoon would run away from her if she didn’t keep up with it. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z It lasted only a moment and then he ran away. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z She jumped up and, as though afraid that he might run away from her physically, as well as with his mind, caught him by the wrist. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe I can just take the diploma and then refuse to go to sewing school, or run away if I have to. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z She walked to Celaena, and it was all the assassin could do to keep from backing out of the tomb and running away. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Mateo is looking at me the way he did when I caught up with him after he ran away from me. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Slaves who ran away and lived beyond the control of the planters were called “maroons”—from the Spanish word cimarron for cattle that escaped and lived in the wild. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z Had Grandpa been trying to tell me to run away to sea? Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Homer calls him murderous, blood-stained, the incarnate curse of mortals; and, strangely, a coward, too, who bellows with pain and runs away when he is wounded. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Even now, look at her—just crouching there, not a peep, no screaming, no crying, no running away like any normal girl. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z I wanted to turn and run away, but I thought about what Danny had said: “Warriors survive.” Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He came up to the window and struck it, but we were already running away. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z And not in the way that the world opened up to Primadonna when she threatened to run away with her new boyfriend if I didn’t let her go on dates with him. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z What he wanted to do was run away, to go as far as possible and not return. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z And while I was running up the hill, my dad stayed and got stung, to give me time to run away. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z I ran away before he could answer, willing my feet to move faster. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z “Ashley escaped. Don’t you see? I thought Antoine had gotten her. But she ran away. And she didn’t take me with her.” Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z “One time she ran away from home. I can’t even remember what she was upset about. We looked for her long past dark. Found her curled up in a drainage ditch, sound asleep.” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “I had just started a band with Ollie and his brother. I didn’t want to leave and start over somewhere new again. I even ran away, I was so mad.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z I suppose there was a time, a couple of years ago, when there was a chance they’d run away to Spain or Switzerland. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z “Like I said, I don’t even remember my mother, and who wants a father who’ll run away and leave his baby daughter all by herself? I’d much rather spend my time with elephants and clowns.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z I was clutching my “escape bag,” more because I wanted to have something to hold on to than because I wanted to run away. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z He wouldn’t dig potatoes, and he wouldn’t rake hay: He wouldn’t take a whipping, and he wouldn’t run away.” Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z When he went back for her he did not know if she was still there—she could have gotten up and run away—but he believed, hoped, the deer eyes would be closed. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Ignorant, graceless and rough, she ran away from home. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z “Okay. The thing is, I found him. On the way home. And then I tried to give him back. And then he ran away. It’s a long story.” Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z “I’ll get you for this!” he shrieked as he ran away. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Screams and shattering glass fill the air, and security guards run past us without noticing that we are running away from the dormitories, running toward a place we should not be. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z “All í done was run away from Mrs. Coulter! That’s just a beginning. I want to go north!” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z I bet none of them ran away and lost their kid sister in the process. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z “I ran away when I heard my sass and sassur plotting to get rid of me so my husband could marry again and get another dowry.” Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z I nearly gave up the idea of running away. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z How could I tell Max to be brave with Jared, and then run away like a coward? Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z He picked up my suitcase, and before I lost my nerve, before I ran away and never stopped, I followed him toward the waiting black vehicle. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Their faces were indistinguishable in the dark and their white outfits were muted by the lack of sunlight, but I could see that they were little boys running away from something—or someone. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z I remember I tried to run away a couple of years ago after a beating.... Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “The two of them only ran away because you wanted to separate Bo from his brother.” The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z I wonder if this business will ever expand to fictional thrills, like running away from dragons, fighting a Cyclops, and magic carpet rides. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z The manager closed the glass doors, wiped his hands, and glared at them until they ran away, brushing ash from their hair. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z He looks like a faerie lover stepped out of a ballad, the kind where no good comes to the girl who runs away with him. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “Come along, my little Lotus, quicken your hoofbeats. It is not every day we may walk with one so young and wise. Though indeed, I believe he is trying to run away from us.” The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z It was because when I heard Jamie talking about how he had run away from August going ‘Ahhh,’ I suddenly felt really bad. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z Jamie, on the other hand, thought that running away from home to sleep in just another bed was really no challenge at all. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Only this time we weren’t running away from the war. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z “I didn’t run away. You kicked me out.” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z I hesitated, but there was nothing else to do except run away screaming, so I grabbed what I thought were her wrists. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z But when the waves crash in, he runs away. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z I couldn’t always be running away from him. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z But why run away unless there was good reason? Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Why do all the galaxies seem to be running away from us? Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I yelled back, and got ready to run away. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “In films and books, children are always getting beaten at school, and then they run away.” The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z He was going to get up and run away, anywhere, into the trees, but he stopped himself, he was bound to get lost, and besides, he thought he ought to stay with Hooper. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z “Do you mean to spend your whole life running away?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He could run away through the gray-tinged mountains that ringed the oasis. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh! well! Francisco ran away with Sylvano’s wife, who had four children. They took all his money and one of the children and stole his boat.” The Awakening 1899-04-22T00:00:00Z I yelled, because he was already running away from me. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z He would read and color and count until he became the best student in the whole world, and then the children would like him and they wouldn’t run away. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Little guys with long arms. They were swinging all over the place. And there was a goat. It ran away as soon as it saw me.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z The men speculated that when Julio ran away, the thick vines had snagged the rifle from his hands. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z “What’s the matter? Aren’t you afraid? Want to run away?” she asked, and when I didn’t answer she dug her sharp talons deeper into my chest. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z ‘If they is seeing me running away, they is all giving chase and throwing rocks.’ The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “I was afraid if I served out my time, why, they’d pick me up again. And I figured if I waited till the end they wouldn’t expect me to run away.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z I ran away, fast as my legs would take me. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z He thought of the scared and lonely boy who had run away from Storch’s house. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z She felt like running away from herself, from this new reality. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Once they were in the Botanic Garden, Pan ran away over the grass chasing a mouse toward the wall, and then let it go and sprang up into the huge pine tree nearby. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z “I came back as soon as I could. I wasn't running away.” Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z “Is this how you’re going to live your life? Just run away from everything?” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z But running away was the last thing on my mind. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z “It was in my barn, chasing the chickens! And when it ran away, it went straight through the wall.” Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z Women, said the people, were always running away from the O’Sullivan men, and wasn’t that a shame, particularly for Sean, who could do no wrong. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z The rest could run away and come to grief as they might. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I peer into the dark, cramped guardhouse and wonder whether Mama was right to run away from Ma. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z “We didn’t get in a fight. I just told him to leave my sister alone, and he and his friend ran away.” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z “You were downstairs. You could have just run away. But instead, you decided to dive into a crowd of armed Dauntless all by yourself. And I’m willing to bet you weren’t carrying a gun.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z The three hobbits came on, and then the ruffians turned and fled, running away up the Hobbiton Road; but they blew their horns as they ran. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Rhiannon gives me a kiss goodbye and whispers that she’s going to figure out a way to run away for the weekend. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z He said he had run away from home in South Pyongan Province, where Camp 14 is located, because he was hungry and life was hard. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z The hog jumped off James and ran away into the woods, still squealing. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z I turn and run away from the pod. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z “You can’t run away. Where can you run to? Where can you go?” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Still, they were afraid the creature might run away with the child, so they told their father what had happened. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Edel told me in secret she was going to run away, and then there was the headline about it. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z The other MP ran away before either group could catch him. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z Our only lights are the moons but they’re bright enough to cast our shadows running along the road which is too bright when yer running away. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z That is, running away in the heat of anger with a knapsack on her back. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Your mum left your room exactly as it was when you ran away—you know that? Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z “Mama Oji, leave Pastor alone! First let your husband go back to the army he ran away from!” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z He wanted to turn around and run away, to save himself, and the urge sent shame through his body. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z It is also said that the mother ran away in shame and that the brother joined the star woman in the sky when he died. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z “It is clear that this slave has violated the person of her master, destroyed valuable property, and attempted to run away, all contrary to the laws of our colony.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z The goat didn’t even have the decency to run away. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z Everyone would know about Mark running away, of course. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z I wished I could just run away and let Lynn take care of it. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z The rest ran away, all of them, the boys and women, too. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Listeners who continued to believe were the most likely to panic, even running away or hiding. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z “You used us abominably ill,” answered Mrs. Hurst, “running away without telling us that you were coming out.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z I learned there were children whose fathers were drunks, whose mothers were “bad,” whose sisters had run away with traveling salesmen, whose brothers had landed in prison. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Every afternoon she has us put on our coolest dresses and run away from our malignant house. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yeah. I remember you threw sand at me and then tried to run away, but I chased you down the beach.” The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z If he ran away now it would be thought at once that he knew something about Mary, as soon as she was missed. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Papas breathing was always noisy, but now he panted as if he were out of breath, and I wondered what he was thinking, if perhaps he was running in his mind, running away from something. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z “He said she left me, that she left both of us and ran away.” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z From that time on, I knew the word in the village was that I had run away from the lion. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z Another cannot shake a nightmare: back home, her little girl is killed, and her little boy runs away in tears. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z “When you see one, do you run away screaming?” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z I wanted to hear something so bad and terrible it would make me want to run away and never look back. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z “Guess he was a servant on the march, took a chance to run away. Guess they shot at him.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z She felt as if she had been running away from this for days, and she had only the last of her strength left. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z A few ran away but were inevitably returned. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z The children loved to laugh and run away from him. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Sometimes he still feels guilty, like he ran away when there was trouble, but other times he’s glad he left when he did. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z They giggled and ran away, but as soon as they disappeared a large woman came stomping out, screaming something about brats and threatening to tan their hides. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z So her mother ran away from the camp with her children. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z She kisses me on the cheek and runs away before I can say a word, leaving me behind in a chorus of ooooooooooooohs from everyone watching. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z Finally he decided that he would run away from home without telling anybody, and go out into the world and look for Margalo. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z But he continued to hold her tightly, like someone restraining a wild animal from running away. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z It affects others so that they begin to rave, to run away—there was one man who even tried to dig himself into the ground with hands, feet, and teeth. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z I must have twisted it, and instead of being able to run away I tried to crawl, but by then another old farmer was on me. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z It was as if in trying to run away from the Governor’s words, he'd instead made them come true. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z “But Shay ran away. She didn’t want to become pretty.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Would I have tried my hardest to run away if Mengele singled me out? The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z I longed to run away, never to set foot inside a classroom again. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Maria started to run away, but she was halted by her father, Senator Mendoza. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m from New Jersey. My sister and I...we ran away. Our father...” Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z “What is it with her?” said Ron, exasperated, as Hermione ran away up the marble staircase. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z “I do not know myself. Now run away and play. You must not ask so many questions.” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z I wasn’t about to let some haint run away with her, whether they were real or not. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z She wondered what he would do if he knew that she was planning to run away next spring. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z As the sphere expands, an astronomer in any galaxy will think all the other galaxies are running away from him. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “It makes me want to run away. I’m so tired of it.” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z And so, when it was time for him to go upriver, she ran away with him. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z “Do you hope he’s run away, Cullen?” she asked, her tone still almost lighthearted. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z They were just little kids then, running away from older boys, like Major, who tried to hold them up for nickels on the street. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z "Nobody runs away from here. We don't need a fence. Know why? Because we've got the only water for a hundred miles. You want to run away? You'll be buzzard food in three days." Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z “I imagine one day when I run away from it all, I’ll go and live there,” he said. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z We dream of running away to California to join the Black Panthers the organization Angela is a part of. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z Once I had run away to the Strategic Air Command Base in a nearby town to see if they would allow me to become a pilot. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I told him I had run away from finishing school. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Hadn’t she, maybe, even felt it herself, hadn’t that been why she’d run away with Pearl? Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “Some of them ran away, like I am. Like I want us to.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z She had long ago given up the idea of running away to see new pictures, new faces, as Sammy had so often done. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z But perhaps their owner had died, and they had run away together, or perhaps they had been lost from some car traveling across country, and were trying to make their way back to familiar territory. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I wanted to run away, but I could not move. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z “We used to go there all the time as a family, and she ran away there, apparently. She told us she rented a place, but she didn’t give us an address, or even a town.” Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z I would never get here, if I ran away from everything in the woods that scared me. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z I got to hold her before dinner started, until she squirmed out of my arms and ran away. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z Maddy and Az must have brought a lot of things from the city when they ran away. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z It would postpone her running away only twenty-seven cents worth. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z “Just as soon as I’m old enough, I’m moving to New York. I’ve already run away twice. One time, I made it all the way to Atlanta.” Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z Fully half the villagers ran away from the manor road, but the other half ran toward it, making sure the priest and the holy water preceded them. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Lenore leaves the room and I realize now that I could run away. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z Even when she was a little girl, she never fantasized about running away. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z And Mary Lou had run away — from Billy, from the passion surging through her. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z “It wasn’t the young man you told me about, the one who ran away from the hospital.” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh? Lucky me. So what—we’re going to run away, the three of us? You, me and the baby? Where was it we w'ere going? Spain?” The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z While her son could run away fast, she would not be able to because she would be weighed down with heavy petticoats. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z He could pretend to go to his room, then run away before Yam or anyone else knew what was going on. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z “Don’t be absurd. How could I trust anybody more? You would only have to show that mug of yours outside the dog kennel and all the thieves would run away at once.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Oh, I can still see opportunities to run away. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Shocked, he ran away, but continued to watch from a distance. Fannie Never Flinched 2016-11-21T00:00:00Z I want to run away with the circus but take a deep breath and stand, crossing my arms, which have grown skinnier in the past few moments, against my newly sunken chest. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z He was bounding down the path to join us, the sheep about fifty yards behind, bleating in frustration as their Cyclops friend ran away without feeding them. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z Sobbing, I slunk off to bed, resolved to run away again. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Because, deep down, I must know it isn’t enough to keep myself, or my family, or my friends alive by running away. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z And he kept on wondering why the other animals didn't run away from the big Lion. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z He was running away into the Big Woods, with the panther riding on his back and ripping his back with its claws. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Common sense: I was supposed to run away, yell for help, etc. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z Imagine, sons running away from what he wished most to do! A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z Before I can turn and run away, Nora responds with, “I get it. I hate change, too.” A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z His face turned brick red again, and for a moment I thought he was going to run away. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s all anyone will talk about, and it’s driving me up the wall, because what everyone should be talking about is why Sandy Sanders ran away in the first place. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z He did not like being beaten, so he ran away. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z The view was lovely—the rolling swell of the Cohutta Mountains, brushed with a bluish haze the color of cigarette smoke, running away to a far-off horizon. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z At least the short brunette stewardess didn’t show up to report how we ran away from her. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Or would she just be running away if she left now, deserting the others, stranding them on the island she’d broken? Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z “We should sit in front and when we get to our stop, we can jump off and run away,” Mambu told us. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z Stares that run away rather than meet my gaze. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Indentured servants who ran away were considered to have broken a contract, but they were not considered property. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z Then one night Greta broke out of her stall and ran away. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z They would say she was running away because...He had been a good father. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z As long as I had them, I could keep my dream of running away. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z “When they caught him, he had rattraps stuck on his shoes. That’s how come he couldn’t run away.” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “One day I will run away,” I said. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z But when the hunter thought of the cub’s mother and was afraid, the mountain-lion cub was startled, and ran away. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z It made a convenient place for Sam to run away to, because it was close enough so that he could come home without any trouble after he’d stop running away. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He took out his knife, fighting the urge to run away, and peered through the branches. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z My parents like to claim that after he was born, I frequently locked myself in the bathroom and very loudly plotted schemes to run away from home, because no one paid attention to me. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z But she realized that sometime during the night she had made up her mind: she would not run away today. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z “The man’s never laid eyes on an invisible boy, and he wouldn’t know what to do with one if he did. He’d either treat the wrong limb or run away screaming.” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z I thought about running away and never talking to anyone again. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z The first child she asked looked up with wide, frightened eyes and ran away without speaking. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z I wanted to run away, but something was pushing me toward the curtains, and I started to scream for John. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z “Your story will be that you ran away the night before your birthday,” Dr. Cable said. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Now, Nico was able to control his heart rate, along with his desire to knee his father in the groin and run away. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z A dog took the package of hamburger meat and ran away with it. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z “He couldn’t let a runaway go without some punishment. If he did, there’d be ten more taking off tomorrow. He was easy on you, though, because he figured your running away was my fault.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z “Then why’d you run away as soon as you saw him?” Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z Once long ago she had explained to me that she had disgraced her family when she had run away from her husband and they would never want to see her again. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z She knows what it feels like to want to run away. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Because it wasn’t in me to run away. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z We walked down the road a bit and then I said, “Well, he ran away from home one day and never went back.” My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z I felt, and then dismissed, an urge to grab the painting off the wall and run away with it. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z “Same as it isn’t any of your business why I ran away.” King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z “The Boss was running away with some old magazines. Maybe he escaped.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Claire’s hands were moving her hair back from her shoulders now, and Maya couldn’t tell if she wanted to step closer to her or run away and never look back. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z “Go ahead,” old Betonie said, “you can go. Most of the Navajos feel the same way about me. You won’t be the first one to run away.” Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z If only Tally had noticed at the time, maybe she could have talked Shay out of running away. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z “We could break down the doors and run away,” Hannah said. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z They did not insist, because of both her extreme sensitivity and her tendency to sleepwalk whenever her imagination ran away with her. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘We got to do something about Bubber. He’s run away. I’m sure he left our block. We all got to get out and hunt him.’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z “We need to stop him. Your brownstone is the only reason I don’t run away from home and find new parents.” The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z “And if you make me go back, I’ll run away from home. Yes, I will!” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z But then she clarified: “Why did you run away, honey?” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z She ran away from home three days after his funeral. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Thinking that he had eaten it, she then began to beat him until the boy was able to run away from her and hide in his own hut. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z He knew he was running away from a house that had pictures of long-dead people on the walls breathing down on him. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Since Shay had run away ten days ago, she’d started talking to herself. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z “I had to run away. I had to.” The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z “I’m going to run away,” Yossarian announced in an exuberant, clear voice, already tearing open the buttons of his pajama tops. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z They had been blown off in Singapore in ’42, within the first week of his running away from home to join the fighting ranks of the Indian National Army. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “Don’t say that. I am glad to see you. I’ve been expecting you. I didn’t know when, but I knew someday you’d come back. Ever since I read that you had run away in Chicago.” Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z “My mother died when I was a baby, and my father ran away and left me when I was two.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z I saw what I had been fighting for: It was for me, a scared child, who had run away a long time ago to what I had imagined was a safer place. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Hugo began to think about running away, but at that moment, as if reading his mind, Uncle Claude grabbed the back of the boy’s neck and didn’t let go until they reached the train station. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z I don’t have time to assure him this was going to happen whether or not he’d run away. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z When he was ten years old, he ran away. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z Soon they would have the story of her death, of the reporters’ finding her bones in the furnace, of her head being cut off, of his running away during the excitement. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z We had no food to eat, as everybody had run away from the village with just the clothes on their backs. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z He had run away from home at the age of 14 to fight in the French and Indian War. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z It is something to understand, he thought, not something to run away from. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z Within days, or even hours, it would have become an amusing memory to be wheeled out on family occasions: the night the twins ran away. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z “Because what would happen if I let her wake? She’d run away at once. And she wouldn’t last five days.” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z “You know, this is the longest he’s ever stayed in one place before trying to run away.” The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z “You have the amazing luck to have such a rich aunt and you run away from her as if the devil himself was after you. Your brains must be the size of a pea.” The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z “They said she’d run away. But I saw the bird and I knew....” Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z “Did you try to run away?” she asked point-blank. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z They’d roam the nearby forests and meadows, gathering mushrooms, digging up edible roots, catching frogs and occasionally running away from tigers. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z I think she was telling me, I know you’ve run away—everybody gets the urge to do that sometime—but sooner or later you'll want to go home. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “It is not that I am running away. I shall come back again. But I must go to England as quick as I can.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z She looks like she doesn’t know if she should stay or run away. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z They could run away, back to New Orleans. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z She taps me on the shoulder and knuckle runs away. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z “But Mr. Lewis, sir, I need to explain it to him by myself. I promise I’ll go in and not run away again.” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z I felt that way once, when I ran away to Miami. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Sabatini: Tyrone was always running away, and we would take him home in the morning, clean him up, and get him ready for school— ’cause his mom had already gone to work. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He fell and I ran away, my knees weak. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Everyone started pouring out into the streets, some running away, and some headed, like lemmings to the sea, toward the waterfront. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z “You want to run away before you know what’s going on?” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z But when he smiled I could see a little of the man who had run away with Renee when she was just two years older than I was now. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z He moved backward to the gate, thinking he’d better run away. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The way that Raymie imagined her plan unfolding was that her father would be sitting in some restaurant, in whatever town he had run away to. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z "I'm not going to run away," Stanley said. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z “What are you running away from?” they’d call out as I whizzed past, books tight against my chest, eyes focused on the spot in front of my feet. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z With all my strength, I pull it from her grasp and run away. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Being hungry was the most inconvenient part of running away. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z “You didn’t? Then why do they run away from you?” Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z So much would not have happened, nothing would have happened, and the smoothing hand of time would have made the evening barely memorable: the night the twins ran away. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z “You weren’t the runaway I was thinking about. I was thinking about your mother running away. I was just trying to plant a little idea in your head.” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “No, B, I had fun running away from that freaky guy that showed up at the party.” Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z ‘Even if Bubber is seven years old he’s got brains enough not to tell us where he’s going if he wants to run away. That about Florida is just a trick.’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z As soon as his father left, the village was attacked and Musa ran away. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z I didn’t care for the idea of doing nothing more than just run away to save our skins—not after Pimpernel. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z It fell from his shoulder after he had crossed the clearing, and as we ran away, I saw him pulling on the bag, which was stuck between tree stumps. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z “You didn’t run away,” Frank says, like the very sight of Axel on the porch is a surprise, not the other way around. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z In a confused and vague way I knew that I was doing more running away from than running toward something. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z But later, possibly realizing why I had run away, he came to the conclusion that I was not evidence in support of his theory but against it. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z She was glad she didn’t feel like running away or hiding when she looked at it anymore. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z If they'd stayed in the city, there would have been no Smoke, and Shay never would have run away. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z I went after him as he was practically running away from the school. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z The harried young man jumped out of bed and ran away. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z If they weren’t careful he would run away and join a circus. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z “You sure are getting wet. You started this adventure just running away. Comfortably. Then the day before yesterday you decided you had to be a hero, too.” From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z He wanted to run away, but he couldn't go until he saw Ampai. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z She should not have run away from her own house because Mama’s medicine had pushed Master into the arms of this common slip of a girl. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “But my dad didn’t run away,” I said. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z It was the first time I had dreamt of my family since I started running away from the war. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z “I don’t think Abbey ran away,” I said. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z A sick kid, running away to climb one of the biggest mountains in North America. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z “You sold her a goldfish, and then,” Ma sputtered, “and then she ran away to change our fortune.” Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z It was horrible beyond belief—sweet, sickly and pungent—so that they did not fed the least wish to swallow a particle of it The real temptation was, to run away. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z With all these questions I did not think to run away today or tomorrow, but as long as I had the thought of someday, I could stand Sass’s scolding. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z Yes, I daresay the bloke might be a bit put off by you running away in terror and all....No, definitely don’t go back and apologize...” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z It would be easy to drop down on the other side, to run away. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z I had to be quick because some would regain consciousness and run away. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z Once I even rose and began to dress, thinking that the most prudent course might be to run away. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z "A boy who doesn't know his own father might be dumb enough to run away," he says. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z Two other people run away from their group. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z In my more desperate moments, I even considered running away on my own. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z It all started when my wife wanted to go to the City and live a wild life—and ran away to do so. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z It emerged in her dreams like a dark moon with figures leaping from its mouth, living creatures—fat, thin, large, small, they hopped out and ran away in a long line. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z And this time I wasn’t going to be a baby about it and run away. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Pete Wells ran away from home and was gone three weeks. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Hadn't the prince run away in royal style! The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z He believed that Mrs. Wilson had been running away from her husband, rather than trying to stop any particular car. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z “I’m not the one who ran away from the barbecue.” All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z The cold water made her bawl; her teeth chattered; she sought to run away, but I told Florah to pin her down. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Nobody knew he had really run away like he was escaping to save his life. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z “Luke ran away when he was really young,” I said. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z I could run away, but where would I go? Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Now if there is anything mortifying to our feelings when we are young, it is to be told that, and to be bidden to “run away, dear” is still more trying to us. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z Now in James Town they were all in combustion, the strongest preparing once more to run away with the pinnace for England. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z Slaves would run away into the forest in the Guianas, to “cockpit country”—the steep canyons of Jamaica—to the swamps in North America. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z Bright, blinding searchlights flashed on, aimed at us and at the mound of food, so that when we tried to run away from it, we could not see where we were going. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z When it was hit, the baby would run away in fear, then try to win the fake mother back. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Once, Joseph had mentioned he had an uncle in London he’d never met, and Blink insisted he get the address, just in case they were ever to really run away. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Fearing that her baseball cap would ignite, Lupita clutched it to her head, turned, and ran away. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z “I was terrified. I just wanted to run away.” I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z Should he tell them that the hatchet was somewhere in the house and offer to go after it and take the opportunity and run away? Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z She prayed they wouldn’t follow her there, because the first thing she was going to do was vomit, and the second was run away. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z “This is where my mother came when she ran away from us. August said she was wearing it the day she got here.” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “When you ran away from the community. When you first saw birds. Were you scared?” Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “Probably in more ways than you’d believe. I...I know what it’s like to be misunderstood, to want to run away from the things that scare you. Sometimes it’s easier to run away, isn’t it?” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z She didn’t want to tell June that yes, she was sort of running away, if only for an hour or two. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z “I only saw Alaska, but Chip ran away, which struck me as cowardly, as does Miles and Takumi’s aw-shucks routine,” the Eagle said, giving me the Look of Doom. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z If Tendai had run away from the fight, everyone from the smallest child to Garikayi would have been ashamed of him. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z “Ana said you ran away — are you all right?” Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z A villein who ran away and lived in town for a year and a day gained his freedom. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z The first look I got of August, well, it made me want to cover my eyes and run away screaming. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z “Why did you shoot my father and run away from us?” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z She didn’t like being in somebody’s car and not able to run away. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Her blue coat flies behind her, flapping in the cold, running, running away from me. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z ‘So, if they are close,' I said to Dad, ‘that means Salim wants to be near Aunt Gloria always and wouldn’t run away?’ The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘Either he ran away. Or he was kidnapped.’ The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z Watching the soles of their sneakers running away, I push my hands into my pockets, touching my pencil, the business card, and the flat-topped buttons of Jason’s mother’s cell phone. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z "The boy's kitten ran away," he said calmly, as if he found nothing strange about being in a shut-down movie theater in the middle of the night. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z They had looked on him, amazed, and he did not run away. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z Being afraid of those two bone- heads seemed so ridiculous, I’d rather have taken another punch in the eye than run away. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z "Quite a necessity in my line of work. Well, what can I do for you? Anything lost or stolen, any pet run away?" The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Al-Bir’s walls were made to stop strangers from entering the orphanage as well as boys from running away. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z RON: He hasn’t run away—he’s having a quiet moment—he’s got himself an older girlfriend — HARRY: An older girlfriend? Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z Her mother knew she would not run away to England with them, and that Kainene would not either. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z He spoke gently to the children, but they ran away. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Was that standing up for myself or just running away? The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z “He ran away to the mountains, and there’s a posse up there right now looking for him and when they find him they’re going to kill him.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z How she could come to me if I marry him and he be so love struck with her I could figure out a way for us to run away. The Color Purple 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “I ran away when I was seven,” she said. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z He ran away and wandered around San Diego for days, sleeping under a highway overpass. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z It’s a perfect night to run away, thought Fadi, casting a brooding look at the bright sheen of the moon through the cracked backseat window. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z Once I stand in front of the lords and ladies of Faerie and declare my intent to go against Balekin, there’s no going back, no crawling under the coverlets in my bed, no running away. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z He had run away from Austria with his bride to avoid being conscripted into the army. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z She nodded, then turned and ran away silently over the grass. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z In the movie, the young girl who's run away from the palace has been captured, and now she's on her knees before the king, waiting for her death sentence. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z It wasn’t long before Orpheus suggested that they run away and get married. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z “I figured you knew I’d run away like Beatrix did. You were trying to tell me that Mary was standing in for me at home, taking care of things till I went back.” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “You don’t want to run away together? You don’t think that sounds exciting? Better than doing . . . whatever you’re doing?” Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, without looking at the crowd or my family, hoping that no one would follow me, I ran away, back to my rock. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z ‘You may keep your bows bent, and shoot me at least, if I fail. I shall not run away.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z “Are we going to run away?” he whispered back. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z He took a deep, steadying breath, then got up again and hurried forward, looking back over his shoulder as he ran away from the golden mist, which twinkled innocently at him in the moonlight. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z She wanted to run away, find Sammy, steal a horse, leave town and never come back. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z At the end of every recess, he was always ready to run away to California. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z I didn’t want to hurry away—run away—from him. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z But I’ve come too far to run away from it all now. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Gwenforte walks up to the low stone wall, and one sheep—a ram—doesn't run away. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Again, he wondered if they'd been told that he ran away from camp. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z Then there was the sound of something clattering against the floor, followed by footsteps running away. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z And then he jumped up and ran away. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z It’s unusual to see a kid on a bicycle after midnight, so the cops automatically figure that you’re either running away from home or out stealing stuff. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z “If you are alive, it would be best for you to run away to your happy homes, because I’m supposed to kill you.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Have you ever had a dream where you see a monster but cannot move your feet to run away? Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z “Sometimes he runs away from home,” Beatrice said quietly, “and he doesn’t come back for a while.” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z And vanishing while riding it was the best and most exciting way of running away he could think of. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z But I know he ran away because of me. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z There was a sound of footsteps running away, then running back again, and a hammering began. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z She would have said she would run away from home. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z The sun had not yet risen far above the horizon as Seth and Dale walked along the rutted lane that ran away from the barn. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Spitting at his feet, I turn and run away. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead she whirled on her heel, hitched Constance higher on her back, and ran away. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z This theory means he must either have wanted to run away or was perhaps knocked on the head and somehow forgot about us. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z He tosses his net over his shoulder, hoists Mags on top of it, grips his tridents in his free hand, and we run away from the Cornucopia. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Boyhood on uncles’ farms, in the Philippines for two years, then with drunk abusive parents back in Minnesota until I could run away to the army. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z As Lovey’s mother was likely proud of her daughter for running away, for a day and a half. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z “We have to stay here now. We had to run away from those men, like we ran away from Appa.” The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Supposedly he was transferring in during the middle of a term as punishment for running away. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z The pain speared my heart and the threat of tears blinded me, so I tightened my grip on Juanita’s hand, fighting the urge to scream, to cry, to run away from it all. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Then his cheeks turned as pink as bubble gum and he practically ran away. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z He said that he wasn’t scared when he was standing there and the wasps were stinging him and hurting him and he was watching me run away. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z Everyone in town, though they didn’t say it, was thinking the same thing: Gabriel Witter has finally run away from his family. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z “The Devil take your hurts. Why did you run away?” Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z Several horses were running away from the billowing smoke and yellow-orange flames. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z |
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