Examples of “runaway” in a Sentence

noun Someone (or something) that has fled or escaped, especially a person who has left home.

• The shelter offered a safe place for teenage runaways.
• After three days, the police found the runaway safe at her cousin's house.

adj Out of control, or achieved with an overwhelming, easy lead.

• The runaway horse galloped through the market stalls.
• The company saw runaway success after the product launch.
• It was a runaway victory, with the challenger never in contention.
• The runaway costs of the building project worried everyone on the committee.