run off with
verb
ran off with; running off with; runs off with
1
disapproving
: to leave a person or place in order to live with and have a sexual relationship with (someone) : run away with
He left his partner and ran off with his lover.
2
: to leave a place with (something that one does not own) : run away with, steal
The accountant ran off with millions.
3
: to win (something) very easily : run away with
… the Patriots ran off with the game from there.—
Bill Pennington
Bill PenningtonExamples of run off with in a Sentence
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Another Colorado resident reported that a bear had run off with a cooler of beer, and bears in that state have been observed biting into beer cans, Mr. Livingston said.
—Emily Anthes, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2023
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Emily Anthes, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2023
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