| 单词 | run off |
| 例句 | Your sorry mother ran off and left you. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z It belonged to my brother Shawn, who’d quarreled with my father at seventeen and run off to work odd jobs, mostly trucking and welding. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “It’s near impossible to hire help, what with folks running off in fear of the war.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 “He done run off somewhere. I'm going to find him. I'm going to beat it out.” Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z “You begin tomorrow,” said the old man, and Hugo ran off down the empty hallway, careful not to click his shoe heels on the stone floor. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z “If I leave the shutters open, do you promise you won’t run off in the night?” Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Abolitionists had always been run off here, he said. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z A moment later, between the nut trees, they saw him running off into the field. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Laika had run off somewhere into the dry wash of the canyon. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z I was so nervous that even Hangman'd run off to hide somewhere. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z And while my parents talked to Barb about the state-of-the-art facility, Abby ran off and found me the final gift of that day. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z I pictured them on her porch, abandoned, while I ran off shoeless to Arizona. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z He listed the events of last night's melee: cars had been stoned on Imperial, a supermarket on Imperial and Success was firebombed, and looters were running off with cases of soda pop and beer. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z Along the Eastern Shore of Maryland, in Dorchester County, in Caroline County, the masters kept hearing whispers about the man named Moses, who was running off slaves. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z “The Nobody Owens I knew wouldn’t’ve run off from the graveyard without saying so much as a fare-thee-well to those who cared for him. You’ll break Mistress Owens’s heart.” The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z The flash surprised both of us, I think, and he blinked at me through the darkness for a white-hot moment before running off into the night. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z In my heart I knew I wouldn’t have been so kind to Vonetta if her meanness had caused Fern to run off. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z That made me a bit cantankerous, because crazy as she was, I could see the sense in making a neat row of ground piled on each side to keep the moisture from running off. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z “I shoulda known something like this was gonna happen with your dirty pictures and running off dressed up like a Mardi Gras.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Once, not so long before we all got to Hailsham, a boy had had a big row with his friends and run off beyond the Hailsham boundaries. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z “She called me the day after I left the Vineyard and said everything was her fault and she was running off to Puerto Rico with you for some R and R,” said Brooke. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z “And I rejected her, and she went running off like a five-year-old. There’s really nothing to blame her for but stupidity.” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z He shrugged and ran off, joining two more boys waiting for him at the shop door. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Bobby Thomson hit a home run off Ralph Branca to win the National League pennant at a time when I needed the Dodgers to win in the worst way. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z The bird turned strangely calm, giving in, standing still as the dust ran off its feathers in dirty rivulets. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z There are complaints about motorboats, gossip about the owner of the general store, whose wife has run off with another man and is seeking a divorce. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z The monkeys ran off into the darkness, and the old man began to pick his way through the ruins of the courtyard, with Pinmei and Amah following. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Willie had run off at last, and the new boy and girl weren’t worth two blasts on a penny whistle. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z Try to drive her with the other cattle, and she’d run off and hide. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z Larry wasn’t like other bullies; he wasn’t happy taking a handful of snow and smashing it in your face and running off. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Now even Mr. Lapham would have to ask him if he wanted to get in, and he ran off to swim. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z It was hardly her fault that Aunt Hermione had run off with some toad who delivered fireside sermons on the wireless every week. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z The questions made her increasingly nervous, and the queasiness in her stomach rose until she abruptly pulled her horse to a halt and dismounted, running off the trail to bend over, retching. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z “I figure a dog’s the same as a kid. You don’t treat a kid right, he’ll run off first chance he gets, too.” Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z I step in front of her before she runs off. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z All the campesinos had run off, and there wasn’t a neighbor willing to lend a hand. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “The bad cat was outside my window last night,” he informed Kevan at one point, “but Ser Pounce hissed at him and he ran off across the roofs.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The kids ran off laughing, a conductor chasing them. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z He tied on a compress and told me to ease back, then he ran off toward the fighting. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z He ran off with the sheet of bronze, leaving Hazel in the doorway. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z They would tell them to go, run off into the hill country and hide. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z “That seaweed’s not going to run off if you stop for just a minute, Daniel.” Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z A group of young blacks took one look at their injured comrade, blood streaming down his face, and ran off in the direction the bottle had come from. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Everyone grabbed branches from the fire and ran off to protect the animal pens. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z They slapped each other on the helmet after the tackle and ran off the field with exuberance. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z She ran off like a limping mongrel, dragging it beside her. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z He yelps and runs off behind the trailer, tail tucked down, belly to the ground. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z The first edition sold out in nine days, and Carey ran off a second. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z Jones turned from the window when the man in the red beard ran off and opened the Life magazine that Darlene had given him. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z One after another, they bring details of what happened after we ran off. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z He never mentioned his mom and made it clear that you weren’t supposed to bring her up, so I never knew if she had run off or died. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z So Dwight ran off to grab another brownie and Cotton held the wishbone out to me. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z I’m not sure Harriett running off an hour ago to celebrate a friend’s birthday and leaving me alone with Hudson was for the best, though. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z The doctor was coming to visit, and her husband would be angry if she ran off. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z One of the girls said that her mom had run off with the mailman. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z "Why did you run off like that? Is something wrong?" The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z He runs off toward the television, with his trusty twin sidekick behind him. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z “Safe and sound. Dad didn’t run off the road.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “Back when my mom was on drugs. I saw her strung out in the park one day. She came up and tried to hug me. I ran off screaming.” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z “See you in class later,” he says, and runs off. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z She had an unfortunate habit of running off, usually to hide something shiny she’d discovered. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z The little girl looked at the animals, she looked up at Shadow, and then she ran off, her feet pounding the sidewalk as if all the powers of hell were after her. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z Finally the mugger got the purse and ran off as his buddy laughed at him, and Mommy fell to the ground. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Then it sprang high, over the heads of the gods, and it ran off into the cave-darkness and would not be seen in Asgard again, not until the end of everything. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z Amil did the same, thanked him, and we ran off to put the coins in our room. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z And Ruth May was exempt from hope chest, but was allowed to lie in a hammock with us and make cat’s cradles out of yarn if she promised not to run off and break something. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Then she ran off, her footsteps fading into the night. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The goat ran off and made her way out the open door, bleating happily the whole way. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z He ran off as fast as he could to the far end of the garden and hid himself behind that clump of dirty old laurel bushes that we mentioned earlier on. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z She gave him a quick hug, then ran off without looking back. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z My brother Sam, he couldn’t take it and ran off as soon as he got big enough. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z He bent over and held his stomach, then ran off behind a tree. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z They talked about whose daughter had run off with whose son, who’d had babies, who had died, the price of groceries, the hot weather, the rickety buses between San Juan and Santurce. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z By the time they found the lions, two had run off, but three remained in the thick grass and brush. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t know. No one knows the man she ran off with.” When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z He ran off in the direction of the store, but I was so confident that I did not even watch him. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Vonetta broke away from us and ran off the minute she spotted her friends from last year. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z “Sorry I ran off. Needed to use the bathroom before class. That’s what happens when you start the day with 3 cups of coffee.” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z “You suppose she ran off?” he heard Britten ask. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z They stay right in my hand and don’t run off. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “When we get to the pond, we run off the road and take the bike path behind it!” The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Lincoln’s eyes roam over the elegant wood desk, which Davis had so thoughtfully tidied before running off two days earlier. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z The three of them ran off, leaving Hazel at the cabin door. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “Treat her well, but keep an eye on her. I don’t want her to run off before her parents see what she’s done to their good name.” A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z If the train runs off the track do you want your money back? The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z Ma always counts that as the first time I ran off screaming, but who wouldn’t’ve? Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Miss Maggie took a half step closer to Osh, who bowed his head a little, the gathered mist running off his hood in a stream. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z As soon as I could, I excused myself and ran off to call the Object. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The kids ran off to tell their friends in the neighborhood the good news. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Then he ran off into the darkness, back the way we’d come. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Beyond it was a high hill that rose above a series of ridges running off to the east. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Wishing I could run off the field and away. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z I heard Daisy run off, but I stayed, waiting for the photograph. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z He gave her the letter and she ran off. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z The only break I got was when Mameh would send me to her relatives in New York during summers, but in fact, my responsibility for the store grew after my brother Sam ran off. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z "You wouldn't be the first prentice who's run off. Sander said you'd found your first day not quite to your liking." The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z ‘We ran off with nothing but a couple of spare packets of Iembas, and left everything else behind.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z He asks, “And where do you think I’m running off to? Tahiti?” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z She turned and ran off the blacktop, to a quiet spot behind the jungle gym. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z “I got it fixed up so that it runs off of electricity instead of you having to pump the foot pedal. Pretty slick, huh?” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Jackson yells before launching himself from the train car and running off. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z The girl was very upset by this, and ran off to the house of her aunt and uncle. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z Seven had tried to congratulate her in person, but Poppy had run off before she got a chance to and, when she’d sent her a message on the way home, Poppy hadn’t written back. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z Without a moment’s hesitation, before Mama changed her mind and remembered about the help she needed with the stinky hide, Omakayas ran off. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z I let my voice drop off because Officer Khan is driving the police car we're in, and I still feel bad about lying to him and running off when he was only trying to help. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Then he said to me, “Sam Gribley, if you are going to run off and live in the woods, you better learn how to make a fire. Come with me.” My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z When I first got to Miss Preston's I used to run off and hide in the branches of this tree, climbing as high as I could and hiding amongst the dense boughs. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z No. If the “Solomon don’t leave me” line was right, Solomon was the one who left, who “flew away”—meaning died or ran off—not Jake. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Uncle Kufa was telling one of his favorite stories about a willful girl who insisted on running off with a strange man her parents didn’t like. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z And then I spewed out the whole sorry story about how he’d run off and how I’d looked everywhere but I figured he’d rather be a stray than live with me. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z He cleared the crud from his vision just in time to see the boy run off, the rattraps clattering like castanets on the toes of his shoes. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “And then he ran off and left us to hide in that house like refugees while he galavanted around America, playing hero!” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z “He said I was born to be a Keeper. He said that Keepers don’t have families, only one another, but that it’s, uh, better because families only run off and abandon you.” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z She had to be responsible, but the first chance she’d gotten she’d run off to the attic to eat cookies and talk to a pretty ghost. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Why he’d run off to fight a war in a whole other part of the country? Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z “Creee,” she called once more, then pulled her head down between her shoulders and let the rain run off her body. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z I took another step, and quick as lightning, he ran off into the woods. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z “You can’t run off hiding, first thing in the morning. Nobody knew where you were. I was worried. And, Sam, I know you know better than that!” Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z And long-legged Joon ran off on an emergency fetch, to get replacement eggs from the chickens. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z “Here’s hoping they ran off to join the circus,” Mama said to Ophie, the first words she’d uttered since her reprimand earlier in the afternoon. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Cha-Cha watched the four dogs slip out the door when Abby ran off to grab a fresh lantern. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Then he and his sons ran off towards the village. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z "Anyway, should you not be running off to retrieve my fallen star? It fell to the East, over there." Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z And after he ran off, the Moon Lady wasted not one moment to find the peach and eat it! The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Even with methodical training they were inclined to run off at the mouth, make unnecessary displays of themselves, unconsciously slip in the tiniest flourish that could scare off a nervous contact. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z When the Civil War broke out, he ran off from his master and groped his way through the Confederate lines to the North. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z A hyena came very close to us, but hyenas are easy to run off—at least if you’re an adult. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z I waved at the woman on the porch and she waved back, and I watched Sweetie Pie run off to tell her mama about Otis being a magic man. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z He doesn't seem angry about my tricking him, drugging him, and running off to the feast. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z He suspected, from the imprecations of the Bishop of Bath and Wells, that several more of the ghouls might have run off. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z The stage was the bandstand in the park, lit with headlights running off car batteries. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Pinch didn’t seem to hear, he ran off immediately, shouting his head off. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z Tommen gave a shout of joy and ran off to be readied, his chubby little legs pumping hard. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “I didn’t tell him nothing. By the time I got my mouth open, he runs off to the bathroom. He’s still locked up in there splashing water all over the floor.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “He said you ran off with some dude.” A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z We think she ran off with one of Herman’s drummers. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z The third most senior member of the party, a man named Jean Godin, ran off with a thirteen-year-old girl and could not be induced to return. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Fortunately, she refused my proposal and ran off with someone else. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Tagoe’s mom bounced when he was a kid, and his pops ran off three years ago when he couldn’t keep up with the bills. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z He grin and show me the tooth he got missing, then run off. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Why else would they think I was gonna try and run off and give me a lame horse so’s I couldn’t? The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z The summer after my mother ran off with the bald podiatrist in the convertible, Charlie Kahn’s dad let him build a tree house. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z They said that it was a shame that Roza had run off, too. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z “How could Pa have run off with That Woman!” she whispered to Mama. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z “Oh. Well, Daddy was afraid he’d run off, so he sold him to a trader.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z He thought back to the water truck, and wished he'd at least stopped and filled his canteen before running off. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z “He’s cute,” she said and ran off to join the other girls headed to the locker room. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z They ran off with all the water in high school pools to use elsewhere, before they realized they’d be turning some of those schools into evacuation centers. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Barking like a baboon, she ran off into the forest. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z An invisible barrier prevented me from accidentally running off the edge of the track and plummeting into the starry abyss. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Hugo yelled as he turned and ran off. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z So he ran off, laughing, although he had no skin now. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z “Can you continue your marriage pep talk another day? I swear I won’t run off and marry a heathen tonight.” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z “Ma told me she broke the news about her job before you ran off. How are you feeling about that?” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z But as I ran off, I’d always wonder how it felt to live in hiding. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z She frowns and smiles at the same time and the kids all run off giggling round the back of the church. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z When longing squeezed, then tossed her before running off promising to return and bounce her again like an India-rubber ball? Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z So I don’t have to be running off for cigarettes or to the liquor store. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Isabella runs off to class, but Julia waits like she wants to see what me and Tyler are going to do. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z “You’re always pulling your head inside your stupid old turtle shell. I bet you didn’t even go out looking for my mama when she left. I bet you just let her run off, too.” Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z “He ran off with a Turkish girl. My father disowned him.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Saucepan Lynn is also a volunteer firefighter, so she cooks in her suspenders in case she has to run off. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z Johnny Wells got five swats and had to write it fifty times for running off and snitching on the teacher. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z He ran off and found the kids, and thirty minutes later he came back with my bike. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z The truth was he was holding her there, the same way you hold a dog by the scruff of its neck to keep it from running off. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z And the Langley people were busy people like her, running off after work to play on one of the laboratory’s sports teams or attend a club meeting or lecture. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z He never had done anything right, not in his whole life, until Vizzini came, and without another thought, Fezzik ran off into the night after the Sicilian. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z “These gave me almost as much of a puzzle as why you had run off without your clothes.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “No, he just ran off. I just felt so...” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z After the Pilgrims landed the other son ran off to live with some nearby Indians, leading to great consternation and an expedition to fetch him back. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z “You drove that girl into running off, Jason,” the sheriff said. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead of apologizing for running off, he heads straight for his food dish and waits for me to fill it. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z “I know Coll and Dallben well. And they are too wise to let you wander here alone. Have you run off, then? I warn you; Dallben is not one to be disobeyed.” The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z “I get it. You ran off ’cause of what your daddy said about your mother. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yes, sir, he is. That’s why he run off like that, he got caught lying after all these years!” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z She could have changed her mind about school and run off with the boy she ate pecans with. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z The new guard ran off to carry out his orders. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Tommy burst into thunderous bellowing, and the boys, now laughing openly, started to run off towards the South Playing Field. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z I was jealous of the man who ran off with the water. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z And before he could run off in pursuit of this particular bit of grown-up stuff, I said, “So, wait, where’s the street?” Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z And Loki leapt high into the air and ran off, far above their heads. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z She swallowed, pointed weakly down the passageway, and ran off. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “When I asked her what in the world she was doing running off like that, she looked me right in the eye and said, ‘I’m tired of my old life. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z “Time somebody looked after her so’s she won’t need to run off any more. Next summer she’ll go to your school, like I always wanted.” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z We watched as Susie ran off, her feet barely touching the ground as she did. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z “You have to do this one’s chores, now that she’s running off to a new home.” A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Biddy pull her coat up over her face and run off to the bathroom. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z They ran off if we got anywhere near to them. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z “What did they do to you at that finishing school? No wonder you ran off.” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Jacalyn's husband is a scoundrel who left them to run off to the Fire Isles. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Doc’s words were a memory as we found trees to climb and ran off the aches in our backs from the work. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z The boy went running off, and the king turned back to Selmy. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z What if he decided he’d had enough of me and ran off to be a stray again? Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Mama didn’t come down to dinner at all after Papa told her Grandpa and Miss Love had run off to Jefferson together. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z As the virus ravaged the hospital, the surviving medical staff panicked and ran off into the bush. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z In fact, Theresa found out, well before their date in the park, he had run off with his father’s concubine. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z The rumor mill had it that six weeks into his marriage, his new wife ran off with a rancher who had a big house on a hundred-acre spread in Nuevo Laredo. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z The priest was calling from the church steps, so they ran off to confession. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The other ran off across the valley and disappeared. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Only the dog, David’s dog, Faro, ran off. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z Years ago she’d broken away from me, run off with her leash still attached and got it wrapped around a branch while trying to tree a squirrel. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Make sure he doesn’t run off if I turn my back! Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Squelch ran off laughing back to the village. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z Small ggeh, like the one my father had, work because the members all know each other, trust one another not to run off or drop out after their turn comes up. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “And twenty years from now, we’ll all go on vacation together, and our spouses, or whatever, will get jealous that we’re spending too much time talking to each other, and they’ll run off together.” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Then he had run off, presumably to find his wealthy dad. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z “Some man came by to see Lice last night,” she said, “just before he ran off. A big bald-headed guy with a weird foreign accent—French or Russian or something.” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z “After she died, they ran off into the woods and went wild. I imagine there are hundreds of them out there.” The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z Anyhow, I went there right after the Fair Gwen ran off with that look on her face, like: What was he doing with my poor little boy, stealing him away in the wagon? Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z “I think Harry ran off,” I said as they came over. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z As the birds descended on the fields and began to eat the grain, four of the most important men from the village ran off to find the old man. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z The driver of the car behind us runs off to get some rope he has stored in his trunk. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z Yet of the two of them, Minho had broken down and panicked, only to run off at the first sign of trouble. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z He started to run off, then scrambled back and gave me another hug. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z When he was done and the kid ran off the floor to the locker room to change, I stood up and gave a nervous wave. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z “Why would I be dumb enough to use a code that can easily be traced back to me? Why wouldn’t I run off instead of sticking around here?” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z She has run off with her boyfriend, who from here on in, I will refer to as B. 2. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Staining the white sheet, running off the sidewalk, spilling over the curb, screaming its redness into the street. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z “Give MacDuff some water,” her father said, “but keep him tied, Lissa. I don’t want him running off into the woods.” The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z She’s so holy her husband ran off to Canada to cut down trees, glad to be gone and never to be heard from again. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z “Of course,” Maribel said, and ran off to find another bucket. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z Why don’t you just run off and keep hunting if you want. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z He screamed when he saw Hank and Chuck and ran off yelling something about metal angels from Mars. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z I’ve tried to see him, talk to him, but every time I do he runs off. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z David, Daniel, Silly, and I ran off to play a game we called Hunter and Hunted with water guns. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z Pastor Robinson wrapped a bulky arm around my shoulder before I could run off. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z He hugged her tight again, as if he worried she'd run off. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z How Wishbone didn’t want to be my dog anymore and had run off. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Fern ran off after a chicken headed for Mr. Lucas’s land. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z Juan said at least four of them had been caught in the colorful web of his tattoos before they finally grabbed Robbie and ran off with him. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z George is not happy to have a dog run off. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z The man hoeing a field of potatoes took one look at me and ran off. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Coach West just smiles and pats my shoulder before running off to deal with some other runner. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z I knew it would only be a question of time before the boy would run off to alert the people in the huts. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “See you in class!” he said, and made to run off. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Small fingers of it would run off course and only stopped when they hit some higher ground. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Reaching the water’s edge, she told me to wait and ran off to retrieve something. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z “If I had a sports car like that,” he said, “I wouldn’t let it run off a cliff.” Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z She ran off, with the toy spider scuttling obediently after her. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z The little girl with her finger in the dam had run off. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z “He run off and left before I had a chance.” Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z "And they keep running off. You remember the meeting? How everyone was going to work hard until the shelters were finished?" Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z The train is moving so slowly that I overcompensate with my landing, too used to running off the momentum, and I fall. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z It is a whole day of good dirt running off us. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z When Isabella runs off to class, Julia says, “You know, Is didn’t have to lend you her top.” A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z I can’t exactly keep it from running off, but maybe it will remember this is its home. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z “And Aaron ran off to Cincinnati,” she said flatly. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z He’d catch up with her and give her a lecture about running off. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z The boys weren’t tagging girls on the back and running off, but talking with them. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z I can imagine that a moment later she was running off to the bathroom to be alone. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z She takes her fingers back and then we’re free, which is exactly how we act, the three of us running off in three different directions. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z He ran off, and Mami led the way up the road to our house. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z They ran off to do as she said, and then Lyra turned back to the door. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z “What he do,” asked Florence, finally, “run off and leave you?” Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z He’s always running off to Mass with his mother, who is known for her holiness. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z “Sweetheart, you can’t just run off like that, okay? Come on, let’s go, it’s getting late.” I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z "Don't run off, man, wait a minute. We never see you 'round the clubroom no more." The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z The man runs off and the sheriff turns back to the group. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z “Never seen him. Mayhap he run off or died or got eaten by a goat.” The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “Hell,” Rachael said, “I’m sorry I mentioned it. Anyhow it keeps humans from running off and living with an android.” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z “His mum be yelling at him. I heared her. And she throwed a rock at him too, and he laughed at it and run off!” Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “D, I’m sorry. She’s about to go run off into the sunset with Patrick,” I say. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z He ran off, clinging tightly to his bundle. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z They all three hunched themselves in the grass and nibbled while the rain ran off their fur in streams. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The next day, Mom said she heard a light knock on our front door, and when she opened it she saw Calvin running off. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z “And thanks for the great gifts,” I added, and then ran off to get ready. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I turn around and head back up the stairs as he runs off to join them. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z I got the idea that maybe his wife had run off to California and left him. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z “That doesn’t fix a thing. What about this boy? I saw his daddy, and he was white and mad. White daddies don’t like their daughters running off with black boys.” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z More than once I tested the knot, determined that despite my vow, I’d run off. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z When I had a chance to run off, I would. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z “Oh, I almost forgot!” she runs off, quickly returning with a small golden plate with fortune cookies. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z RiRi ran off to show Minerva, who sat in the cart like a queen on a rickety throne. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z And she ran off and left him standing there in the rain. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z “Maybe you should wait until the game starts,” I said, but Twig had run off before I’d even finished the sentence. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z “Hang on, grandfather,” said Pong as the teenager ran off to find help. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Then I smelled the chicken roasting and I ran off to get washed up. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z He takes a step closer and shouts, "Answer me, young man! What is the idea of running off like that?" Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “What are you doing? You’re running off! Without even a word to me about it!” A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z “A rabbit. Saw a groundhog but didn’t get it. That new dog hadn’t run off, he would’ve got it for me. He wasn’t such a good hunting dog, I would have shot him by now.” Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Before we could yell at them, they both ran off in the other direction, and disappeared around a corner. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z “Just don’t go running off with any Brazilian soccer players.” Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z I was just starting to ask myself in my head if this kid might be super weird, but then he ran off all of a sudden and he answered my question for me. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z And when the class rotation put photo at the end of the day, Aileen and I usually ran off together somewhere so it was just the two of us. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Then I ran off into the dark after my family. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z Before I could say another word, she ran off toward the bathroom. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The children ran off to hide and tell each other everything that they had stored up during the long months of separation. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “Hang on. I didn’t do anything wrong. I think she just feels guilty because she ran off and let her kid get hurt.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z He could not believe she had just asked him to lie for her while she ran off to see a man she had never mentioned to him. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Back in school with people watching or poking at her, Biddy would have thrown some kind of fit, or get her feelings hurt and run off crying. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “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 Then Joey ran off to his spot on the field, and all I could do was watch the game begin. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Profiting from my hesitation, the bonobo named Songololo scampered over to kick me in the shins and run off again, laughing her head off the whole time. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Whiskers launched himself straight up and ran off under the shack to lick his wounds. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Or leading power down from it; for there was a wire running off a huge reel on the sledge, a wire that ran directly upward to the sky. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z He said something to her in Farsi, and Laleh hopped up and ran off. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z A squirrel ran past the door, which stood half open, then came back and glanced in, and ran off again. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z “And you didn’t have to run off to your brother just because I hurt you,” he says. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z I pulled my T-shirt up to cover my mouth and nose and ran off into the blowing gray smoke. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I climbed down, and as I ran off toward my tree I saw her drift on those muffled wings of the owl through the limbs and branches as she went back to her work. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z It turned completely over to reveal a dark opening with a downward flight of stairs running off into the blackness below. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z "I can't hand in my homework, sir. A dog ran off with it." Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z The high hedge curved with them, running off into the distance beyond the pair of impressive wrought-iron gates barring the men’s way. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z So the women helped Nhamo sit up, and the girl who had been watching the babies ran off to fetch food. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “They flew away,” Taran said, “the same day Hen Wen ran off.” The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z And then I collapsed into a puddle of sorrow on the couch and told Howard about Wishbone running off. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z I yelled as I tried to run off. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z As soon as she was out, I turned off the light and closed the door, and the two of us ran off down the hall. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z “You’re lucky to have such a good girl. I ain’t heard from my own girls since they both ran off with those fellas of theirs.” Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Snowbell squealed with pain and jumped down and ran off toward the kitchen. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z We both jump down to the other side, Manchee barking “Jump!” as he lands and keeping on barking “Jump!” as he runs off. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z When the song ends, Tanisha breathes a sigh of relief and runs off the stage. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z “Bigger, honey, I’d run off with you. I’d work for you, baby. We don’t have to do this. Don’t you believe I love you?” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z “You’d be nothing but a slave. Do you think your husband would let you run off on visits? Husband! How could anyone think of marrying you off? You don’t look over eleven.” A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z What do you mean, running off, Lucy Ray?” P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z “As soon as you finished, everyone ran off to research Glenn Burke.” A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z He had run off from Jim Crow in the South and felt that education, any education, was a privilege. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “Mim suggested I come and check on you. I don’t know. She was worried you’d run off or something. Hey, I wouldn’t have wanted to be out in that storm today.” A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z But instead of running off I stood in place. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z "Can I trust you not to run off?" The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Silvertongue ran off along the street leading down to the parking lot. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z As he ran off into the bush, both the father and his son saw that the marks where his feet had been were marks of a lion. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z Abbey grabbed a bagel out of the toaster and ran off to play on the computer. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Pierrot patiently waited his turn, then without a word they ran off downstairs together to face Betty. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z “You can’t just run off and worry us every time you hit a bump.” The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z We make a circle around him and we all run off. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Crazy in love, the two talked about running off to get hitched right then, but reconsidered, deciding to marry at his next training venue and live together there until he was deployed. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z The golden-haired girl held her nose and kicked me and ran off shrieking. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z “He ran off like a scalded dog. Meantime, Lonna and my old man get into this humongous fight—” “The one you told me about.” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z "Yeah, I'm really sorry about that... and that I had to run off too, but I was late for something." Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “You just drop one surreptitiously and it’ll run off and make a nice loud noise out of sight, giving you a diversion if you need one.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z “You be ready bright and early—no running off to the forest,” Aunt Chipo said. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “What color shirt was the boy wearing when he ran off?” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “I hate to admit it,” Bertha went on, “but I bet half these cats of mine would run off and never look back if somebody came along with a can of sardines.” Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z So it was slaves that had stole four thousand dollars from the Tanners and run off with it! The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z Mary Lou had run off into the night, hiding in the sheltering stalks of the cornfields until it was safe to face the world again. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z “I never told you I’m sorry for, you know, my running off at the festival,” she said. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z “I shall enjoy punishing you when we return to Derbyshire Farms. I am master there now, you know. My father died suddenly—not long after you ran off.” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z I ran off to our room while Jay ran toward the woods. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z The boy gulped, then bent down and grabbed his books before running off, back to the school gates. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Chandresh asks, but Poppet and Widget and the orange kittens have already run off down the hall, lost in the colorful crowd. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z What if Wishbone knows I’m mean and that’s why he ran off? Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z I yelled, and without hesitation the chupacabras jumped up and ran off. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z “I hope it is a rainbow, and nobody has run off with the pot, cause I need it.” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z She shakes her head at both of us before running off. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z Brown water runs off him in muddy streams. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z He had always had problems with his maverick youngest, and her running off hadn't helped. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z If she ran off to Washington to join the protests, where would she sleep? Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Then she ran off giggling down the street. Fourth Grade Rats 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z The world wasn’t ready for my parents’ relationship, 1 guess, so they ran off to parts unknown. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z The woman rocked on her heels and the dogs ran off in a row, the other two chasing the one carrying the whip. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Freemen who refused to leave their land were run off or massacred. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z “You have to mean it, Brother Wolf. No running off to the henhouse for snacks.” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Not for running off like I did, that only made good sense. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z She knew I was bluffing, but ran off anyway. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z After a few minutes, they run off and play in the street. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z "Where are you running off to?" a voice says. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z ‘I don’t know. Nothing, maybe. But he’s up to no good, nosing around, I’ll wager. Curse him! No sooner had he slipped us and run off than word came he’s wanted alive, wanted quick.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z They raised their arms in the Roman salute, then ran off to regroup the legion. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z There had been other white men, once upon a time, but after the dead rose they’d either ran off or turned shambler. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z True love includes equal parts good and bad, but true love sticks around and doesn’t run off to Vegas with a podiatrist. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z Of course the calf kept running off in every direction, but eventually I did get the two cows in with the gate shut. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z He ran off three years after she busted up the doghouse, hiding in the swamp for weeks. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z “I’m surprised you ain’t running off to the library today. Been going almost every day this week!” Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z Buck’s mother had run off with a vacuum-cleaner salesman a few years before. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z She smiled with pleasure and swiped at the sweat beads scattered on her nose like freckles, and we ran off to find the cranky pony. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z When we run off and she thinks we cannot see her she sways in the clearing, gently, like a tree blown by wind. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z And I said, “You are not running off tonight.” 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z “Two months, Aaron’s been gone. No telegrams, no postcards. Now another boy is, too, and all you can tell me is, ‘boys, they run off?” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z I was made to run off and have fun while my girl step-cousins had to clean the house and help the women cook. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z She let him stand up, and he ran off into the snowy night. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z “No, actually, I cannot. But if there’s a pile of books to be found she’s usually not far off. The girl really should be minding her tutors instead of always running off to read.” Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z She ran off the field onto the cement path and kept running till I couldn’t see her any more. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z She dumped her food under a porch where she could get it later and ran off to the hole in the wall near the Stawki Street gate and squirted herself back to the other side. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z If I try to run off in the middle of the night, I don’t know what will happen. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “What fun you’d have! I wish I could run off too,” said Jo, forgetting her part of mentor in lively visions of martial life at the capital. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z Women did not leave their husbands, and they certainly did not run off with their husbands' nephews. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z “Don’t let our Ray run off,” he adds. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z “It is your friend, though!” the boy had muttered before running off. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z As she watched him run off into the night, her eyes lifted to the sky. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z That meant as soon as the container shattered, the wide spill of oily liquid began to run off in two different directions, heading for two different drains. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Why would people run off and leave their homes and every-thing? A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Kilorn’s mother ran off after that, leaving her young son to fend for himself. Red Queen 2015-02-10T00:00:00Z Before the match burned down into James' fingertips, Alfred saw the dark, widening stain on his torn coat sleeve, and the blood running off his hand. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe I use to be a little fra-gile, but I ain’t been afeared of nonsense nor run off screaming ’bout the littlest things for the longest time. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z At my father’s appearance, the other boys suddenly jumped up and ran off. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z “Him always running off alone any chance he gets. Tom!” she called. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z “Our Map Room was set on fire and you ran off to talk to your shuck girlfriend? What’s wrong with you?” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Her wagon and all its contents were burned, and the woman was stripped, tarred and feathered, and, along with her servant, run off. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z Calpurnia, the Finches’ old cook, had run off the place and not come back when she learned of Jem’s death. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Any pennies thrown loose were considered fair game by the boys and they scrambled for them, picked them up and ran off down the street with an angry musician after them. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t rightly know, suh. He done heard all the noise, and I guess it scared him. Maybe he run off to the woods.” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z She run off with Dad’s truck & all of the many souvenirs he brought from Alaska. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z She runs off in the direction of the ticket booth while Bailey watches the clock tick closer to twelve. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Brian Johnson opened the season with a fifteen-yard run off the right side through a gaping hole to the Permian 47, lurching forward for every possible extra inch. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z He said, “See, I punched a kid in the nose—” “Oh, I heard all about it,” the girl said snidely, “but that’s not why you ran off, was it?” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z When the job’s done, he smacks me on the shoulder and we run off like handsome thieves. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z After a while Beans could not take any more fun, so they all ran off. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z “He has the crab in his pocket, but the jellies are in a bucket of water,” says Taft, and runs off. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z “Where’d he run off to? Why didn’t you go after him?!” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Father ran off to a hut in the woods he was calling the New Church of Eternal Life, Jesus Is Bängala. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z "He said, `See that little girl? I wanted to marry her mother, but she ran off with a coal miner,'" Peeta says. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z He looked up and saw a boy at the end of the road and ran off after him. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z He alternated between running off to chase the dog and returning to hold her hand. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z The old man and the girl argued some more, and finally she closed her book and ran off. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z She glanced back and hesitated for a moment, then waved and ran off into the early evening twilight. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z If he runs off and hides somewhere I can’t check on him all the time, I’ll be just like Jasmine and everyone else: scared out of my mind that I’ll never see him again. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z One of the boys ran off right away. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z My brothers immediately ran off to check on their pet chickens. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The way there’re more and more kids coming into the Home every day, I had to make sure no one had run off with any of my things. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z She held him tightly and told him to never run off again. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z She ran off and left me standing there, stunned. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Mitt, the clean and bright one—somehow, miraculously, ours—runs off with them anyway, shouting the praises of his perfect life. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z I heard that in Indian Territory they tried to send Natives from the Five Civilized Tribes to combat schools, but they quickly figured out what was what and all ran off. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z I figure somebody running off wouldn’t go to the trouble to plant flowers that won’t bloom until next year. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z “Some man came by to see Lice last night,” she said, “just before he ran off. A big bald-headed guy with a weird foreign accent—French or Russian or something.” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z During the first moon walk I was watching television at a friend's house in Florida when a car ran off the road and hit the side of the house. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z He gets up and runs off with them. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z Right, off we go, and don’t think of running off, now, it’ll be worse for you if you do.” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z “Well, not really,” Eilonwy said, “at least, not all the way. The horses didn’t run off until a little while ago.” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z When the kid ran off to do as he was told, Newt stepped away from Alby. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z The police had come by the building the day I ran off and asked her lots of questions. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Every time they chased him from the tree, he’d just run off a little way and circle back, then stand off far enough away that they’d rally around my tree again. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z Laika was a good listener, and when I talked to her, she would stay near me and not run off to find something decaying that she could roll on. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z But the boy ran off along the canal toward the distant town. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z We both gave her a quick hug and then ran off to find our teammates. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Water ran off the brim of Sam's hat as he lifted his head. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z He ran off to join the basketball boys, who slapped his back and said things I couldn’t hear. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z For months the chimps had been running off when they saw me—now one had actually visited my camp! My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z Her ladies-of-honor fan out around her like a guard, surveying the area, running off people who wander by. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z And he was gone, exploding out of the front door trying to zip up his pants at the same time he ran off the porch. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Justice Strauss ran off, leaving the children to finish changing into their costumes. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z “I may, in time. Child, you do not want to run off into the woods at this late hour. Who can say what horrors await out there?” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z I run off to find the belt and sheath. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z Then we ran off and watched The Nutcracker. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z “I ran off into the most dismal night of my life,” Ignatius sighed. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z We whooped and ran off, past the plump, squawking chickens roaming the yard, away from the house, and down the soft slope of farmland that ran along the woods. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z “I’ll help you unpack in a minute,” said Mom, running off to the bathroom as soon as we stepped through the door. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z "The people didn't. They all ran off, even their lord." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “You run off with your girlfriend and your tall silent shadow. Go on now.” Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z I ran off before Mother could say we had to go home and make dinner. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he turned and ran off into the darkness. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z One word in my grandmother's mouth— You stay away from Coraandhersisters, their mother left the family, ran off with their church pastor. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z Then he runs off after the other boys. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z No one runs off, because we have nowhere to go, and we have very nice accommodations, bloodstains notwithstanding. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z He ain’t the one’s been running off the slaves around here!’ Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a tear in his shirt in the center of his back and blood was soaking through the cloth, but sweat was running off his pale face and he was breathing hard. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Riot sniffs her out for a second before running off. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Elévée ran off to play with Pascal, rather than be trapped into this drear exercise. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “Mr. Crunk took some shots at ’em and they ran off but we seen ’em scurrying around the shadows again just over there!” Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Then I said, “Did you know Mama left us when we were little? Just ran off with a garbage bag full of clothes to start a new life?” Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z My dad ran off when I was in kindergarten and my mom went after him. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I see her running off to the library a lot lately too. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z But when he began to give his order to the serving maid, she giggled and ran off for the landlady. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The other girl nods her approval and then runs off to catch up with a group up ahead. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z She runs off but looks back to make sure I’m drawing. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z Maybe I couldn’t do him any good, but I wasn’t going to run off and leave him to die, all by himself. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z “Good night, you two. Ben, when are you and I going to run off and get married?” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “What happened? Taisin told me you needed this, and then ran off.” Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Does he think she will wake up and run off, relieving him of his choice, if he leaves her alone? Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z “I see,” said Harry, “so you’re just going to dump her and the kid and run off with us?” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z “Big Tony runs off and leaves us locked in here with Prince Pampered Pooch. Duke. The big-shot TV star. Turns out he’s not so brave and courageous. Turns out, he’s a big ol’ fraidy-cat.” Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z One girl in chiffon had a tiff with her date and ran off toward the first tee, calling, “Wait for me!” Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z So help me, if it's a friend you ran off looking for, it's a friend you found! The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z And then I heard a horn off in the distance, shouts, and those two dogs forgot the ball and ran off barking in high happy voices. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z She cut her eyes and said, “They probably done run off, Charlie. Or maybe they was sick and Stanky took ’em out in the forest to let nature have her way. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z Once the cake and gifts were laid out, the twins ran off to wait for Wash to finish working for Mr. Crane. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z I hug her and run off to the next rehearsal. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z But then Cooter and n’em ran off behind a bluff and he hollered back, “Help! Is there any abolitionist ’round? Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z For a moment, I yearn for something . . . the idea of us leaving the district . . . making our way in the woods . . . but I know I was right about not running off. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z She did try to run off a couple of times, but all I had to do was send Old Yeller in to head her. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z “Right, I know,” I said, and before I could say anything else, she spotted Mychal across the parking lot and ran off to hug him. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z “You don’t think he’d do something crazy like run off and marry that Meg, do you?” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “But what if she runs off? What if a hunter sees her?” Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z The lions saw the spear and ran off into the bush, leaving the two frightened boys in the cage. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z One of her friends pushed me to the ground and kicked me in the face; then they all ran off, the girl I had hit holding her head as she staggered along. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “Let thee run off to thy quarters, and stop confusing they fowls.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z There wasn’t no witnesses and...well...to be blunt, word’s going ’round that your pa had come into some money and was fixing to run off to Cincinnati with...” The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z That goat hated to be milked and always found a way to run off right at milking time. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z I hoped they had sense ’nough not to run off with them heavy shackles on their necks. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z Then a couple of years later he ran off. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z When he sees me, he runs over, wanting me to carry him, then he runs off to pet the horses before I can. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z He covered the width of the ditch with a mighty leap and ran off across the meadows. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z She was bound and determined to run off, and sometimes I had to threaten her with catastrophe just to keep her in check. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “I want a negotiator. Someone who can make decisions. Not some no-ranker who has to run off back to base after every demand. Understood?” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Leaping out of the skin, he ran off into the bush, to be pursued by the angry shouts of the baboons. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z My gran still tells the story of when I was three years old and, fed up with being a prisoner, I dug a hole under the gate in the driveway, wriggled through, and ran off. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Joe ran off a few years later, presumably to one of the combat schools, and so their heartbreak was complete, Auntie Aggie clucking her tongue and saying, “Told you them twins was an ill omen.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z So after cleaning up the mess, I told Hadley I was taking Delilah to Deamer Park to run off leash, which was her favorite thing ever. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Jaimito called Lio a troublemaker, accusing him of cooking up plots and then running off to some embassy for asylum, leaving his comrades behind to rot in jail. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z When he told her green, she ran off and came back with the bottle of nail polish. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z The kids run off to their classrooms, and I start making my way to my locker. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z But she owed it to her mother to see that he didn’t catch some shameful disease or, worse, run off with a Turkish girl. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “That new dog of yours run off again?” Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z The karate boys had run off the platform while the crowd still cheered. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z “Where did you run off to this morning?” A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z Kwasi ran off then, laughing as he chased the grasshopper, his bare feet barely skimming the dusty ground. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z As Boomer runs off to chase a stick floating down the stream, I draw Gram’s sweater tight around me, settle into the nook of Throne Rock, and begin to read. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z I pushed tuna casserole around on my plate and didn’t say much while Bertha told us about some friend of hers whose son ran off and joined the army. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z “What,” the cap’n said, “and let them two run off ’head of us and grab ’em? The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z Periodically, a new golden boy would be touted as the one who would take him down, only to be run off his feet. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z Water ran off her head and shoulders, her beak, and her tail. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z I ran off through the field, hoping I wouldn’t get lost. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z As my group runs off to play while their globular creations dry in the early-spring sunshine, I sit at my station, staring at Coop and Rae. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z The karate boys had run off the platform while the crowd still cheered. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z We ran off, dodging the chickens milling around in the yard, tuck-tuck-tucking a food call to each other. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z But in the meantime, the general opinion in the neighbourhood was that Bilbo, who had always been rather cracked, had at last gone quite mad, and had run off into the Blue. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Those we had been speaking with ran off to see the horror, the women crying out “This is the work of a Slovak!” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z He puts on a girly voice and reads aloud: “Megan has run off with her boyfriend, who from here on in, I shall refer to as B.” The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z He ran off toward a set of wide doors that opened automatically to let him in. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z It occurred to him that he had been stupid to run off to war because of a girl, but then he took this back, because it wasn’t just some girl; it was Theodora. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I heard Amah call, and Number Two and Number Three ran off. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z She and Travis waved at each other, and he ran off after her. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z He had rabbits that came to eat from his hands and deer that walked down to drink at his dams every morning and never ran off when he talked to them. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z I had learned that from my cousin Melvin, who swore it had worked for him when his brother ran off and got married and left him with the bedroom all to himself. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Of course: he and Merry had run off into the woods. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z “I’m astin’ you to marry me, not run off with me.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z What if he had run off when he ought to have helped with the fighting bulls? Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z My first thought is to give him to somebody else and not tell them whose dog it is, then tell Ma that Shiloh had run off. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z “Toby. He ran off. I tried to stop him, but...” We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Sarah imagined the other girls had run off and left her. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Black Dog got up and ran off into the trees. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z When this is all over, I’m going to run off this stage and straight into the arms of Pop Pop and Daddy. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z The shop doors were wide, as if people had run off without using their keys. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z We didn’t get a TV until the bus boycott, but our radio ran off a battery that gave us about an hour at a time of a white station, WSFA. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z A snowshoe hare screamed and, recognizing the cry of death, Miyax picked up her club and ran off to take the rabbit from its killer. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z We’ve been talking about what happened after Ben’s funeral, after I ran off. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Before they could run off, Luke grabbed the boxes and tossed them to Toby. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z “I remember you. You was the one was always running off with my broom.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z At the last minute he swerved and ran off. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z His mother, when she had him, was only seventeen—a thin-blooded, capricious girl with red hair and a rich daddy, who ran off with the drummer for Vance Vane and his Musical Swains. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Abolitionists and sympathizers who came down to Georgia and Florida were run off, flogged and abused by mobs, tarred and feathered. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z He turned around and ran off as fast as he could. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z She laughed and ran off to catch up with the others. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Because he could go now, run off if he wanted to and leave it all behind, he felt a certain sense of power, a power born of a latent capacity to live. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z So he ran off and found others to marvel at his bruise. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z Later, I would find out that before running off to Chicago, Frankie had worked with his father at a garment factory in Manhattan. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z “You ran off when we needed you most.” The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z With that Beregond sprang away and ran off into the gloom. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z “He minds his own business. He goes to night school. He isn’t a troublemaker like that Aaron Holtz; he wouldn’t just run off without saying anything.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Madge had run off and married Sergeant Gale, and Ma had been so put to it to keep Mr. Tweedie in the family she had married him herself. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z As he ran off, I slid to the ground, my head between my knees. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Mia smiles at me and gives me a quick hug before she runs off to join her teammates, who are standing in a huddle on the corner. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z Tiny Shanks took the keys with a doff of his imaginary cap and then ran off. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Then she ran off, disappearing into the thick stalks of corn bordering one of the farms that led around the opposite side of the marsh. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z I watch her run off and wish Julia was there to give me a roller whip. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z He runs off on legs that he knows will take him where he wants to go. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z The good news is Sparkle made full-on-body contact with me and didn't run off screaming disgustedly. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z She never saw her father, who had run off to Australia weeks before her birth. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z “You didn’t try to run off now, did you?” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z “And think about what trouble you’ve caused. I feed you and house you and you repay me by running off without a thought for your duties.” Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Before I can get her diaper on again, Baby Girl run off fast as she can. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Sometime in the late 1920s, after extraordinarily heavy rains, swollen streams running off the nearby mountains backed up into a ravine, then exploded over the banks. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Hardly a day passed that he didn't make one plan or another to run off—but a prince? The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z One day she disappeared, and the story was that she had run off to California to be a movie star. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z “Some father you are, running off on your own children!” When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z But he simply ran blindly up the hill, stared wildly around him at the broken landscape, and, not seeing the tiger immediately, ran off in the wrong direction. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z Even if his mother ran off with his youngest child, he wouldn’t be able to stop working, not until the forklift was encased in ice. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z I pretended to grab at them and they ran off, screaming, which satisfied me. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z But she had been whipped like a cur dog, and run off down a back road after things. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z “We were called into dinner, then the twins ran off.” Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z At the end of the period, Jenna ran off to her next class. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z Mom was really mad at me for running off earlier. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z “I wish he hadn’t run off that quickly. I have some good news.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z "I hope your princess dies," she said, and ran off before he could grab her. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “Because she would have run off with him regardless,” she says. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I hear the words Ole Miss and on the fuzzy screen I see white men in dark suits crowding the camera, sweat running off their bald heads. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z I ran off the stage and straight into Connor at the bottom of the stairs. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z For this reason and because I wanted him to help me gather roots and not go running off, I said nothing about the shell I saw or the gull with folded wings. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z “I been looking for you and that white girl you run off with for a long time now,” Clay drawled. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z The intruder assaulted him but ran off when Mrs. Kent arrived. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z The Witchlings squealed and ran off together, holding hands in their own circle. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z I wanted to tell the “white” face that I had run off from an orphan home and that Miss Simon ran it, but I was afraid. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z In a flash, done so quickly that she did not realize it until afterward, the one wearing a blue beret grasped her basket, took the tin of corned beef, and ran off. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Later Sherman, a married man, would run off to Europe with the daughter of a friend. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z They jumped to their feet in alarm, speaking rapidly to one another, then ran off into the jungle. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z I myself used to wonder why Loma didn’t find some more actors to run off with—a thing she wanted to do—instead of marrying Campbell Williams just to spite her daddy. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z He held her elbow for a moment before she ran off toward the Armenian Quarter and her Arabic class, which was already two minutes into its lesson on how to ask questions. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z However, opposite it a sign pointed to a dirt road running off into sparse, piney woods. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s the girl that ran off, leaving Mayor Carr’s wife to her fate. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z As I’m walking, I see Sandy Sanders staring my way from across the field—but when I catch him looking, he practically runs off to class. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z “I hold you responsible. You hear me? Our daughter isn’t the kind to just run off like that. You must have done something to her. Scared her.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “So, what are you doing here? With the way you ran off yesterday, I thought you wanted nothing to do with me.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Vonetta sucked her teeth and ran off to get the bike. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z And he didn’t run off and leave his brother. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The soldier’s loudness annoyed him; this was a man who had abandoned his ogbunigwe and run off long before the vandals were close. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Both Richard and Cook had said that Clara ran off, which meant that everyone had forgotten her, her end an unacknowledged tragedy. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z “Now you, chile, could run off and fit right in. You could leave Myna and my Tidbit here and have you a chance to be free.” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z “He ran off until things calmed down, and now he’s back to make new friends.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z And I bent down to catch Toby but he ran off. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Lost her to a fate most Afghans considered far worse than death: She ran off with a clan of traveling singers and dancers. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “It ain’t easy to get hold of one since so many slaves run off.” Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z He had hoped Gurgi would have overcome his fear, but he could not blame the creature for running off after his ordeal in the whirlpool. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z When he moved toward them, a stranger, they ran off, though not very far. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z “Anyways you won’t go running off without a needle valve,” said Gay. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z And I said, “Toby.. . Toby ...” but he ran off again. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Some rats ran off down the road, others hurled themselves into the ditch, pursued by the relentless, stinging insects. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z June of the summer I was fifteen, my father ran off with some woman he loved more than us. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z “You don’t need to worry about my running off.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z A lizard ran up to my feet, stopped, bobbed up and down, and then ran off again. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z I don’t know that whole story, just that one time when Gramps was cussing up a storm, Gram ran off with the man who regularly bought eggs from Gramps. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z “Where else can you go? You fled finishing school, and you’ll be in better society here than you would find with me. Including me. Don’t run off again.” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z “You may leave us,” said the Hamadryad to the Brown Bear who, after bowing humbly, ran off with his cap in his hand to where all the other animals were congregating round Mary Poppins. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z Putting the warning back into her voice, she said, “But if you two go running off like lawmen again, I’ll lock you away until you can grow beards.” Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z "I have enjoyed my lunch," he said, "and I'm going to run off from you two young men before I outstay my welcome." The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z She cursed, apologized for cursing, and ran off. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z I’d heard all the horror stories—many of them true—but I also knew that my neighbor had thrown rocks at a grizzly that was in her garden and it had run off. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Well, first he puts his hand on my shoulder, and then he runs off. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z Then the women run off into the darkness of the forest, shrieking the same as when they came. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z "I'm a 'prentice smith, and one day might be I'll make a master armorer . . . if I don't run off and lose my feet or get myself killed." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z But Sohrab ran off again before I could ask what happened. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z Shy and soft-spoken, he had never struck me as the kind of person to run off. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Ucho ran off, far away from the watchful eyes of the people. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z “Can you believe that schmo? He says that Aaron ran off, maybe freight-hopped to St. Louis or Cincinnati.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z “Just flunked right out after three weeks and ended up marrying some rich guy. But not two months later, she ran off to Atlanta with that rich guy’s brother.” Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z He held a knife up to her and told her not to scream, but she did anyway and he ran off. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z "Your grandparents called to see if you're okay, Kabir. Apparently you gave them quite a fright, running off on your own so early. Next time you visit, bring them with you, all right?" Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Did Mama run off and leave me with a total stranger? Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z The kid ran off, and we drove back to the house in silence. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z If this was a movie, she would have broken a heel and run off the stage, mortified. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z “You know, this does put us at what some would consider a conflict of interest. Once I let you leave this place again, you’re free to just run off again.” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z All ran off down the ladder, to where Merlyn had left the bucket, and there was such a noise and yelling as if a lot of children had been let out of school. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z She run off back in the direction they come from. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z “He told the police that she was unhappy with me and she might have run off.” The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Amari, who sat on the floor near the door, suddenly asked, “Slaves ever run off?” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z The hen shrieked, flapped her wings, and ran off. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z I wonder if I can make Dad eat the most disgusting foods of every country we visit, as penance for his running off to Colorado. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z “Stop telling tales. He didn’t run off with anybody. He started walking one day and kept right on going.” Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Elinor was right; there was no point in simply running off at random. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Cook had mentioned that Clara ran off shortly after the family from Virginia visited. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z “Don’t you hand me that. I know how men is, all right. That’s what I know. Always running off and leaving some nice girl behind.” Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z |
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