run for one's life
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.34 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To run away desperately from danger.
verb
To attempt to escape an extremely unfavorable or unfortunate situation.
Example Sentences
- "Run to the hills! Run for your life!"
- "Typically she would be awakened by a nightmare, very few of which she remembered, except for scraps involving being chased and running for her life."
- "Zipping up my fly, i ran out of the park, ran without stopping, panicked, hysterical, ran for my life back to my dorm room."
- "Instead of running for their lives, many Ukrainians grabbed whatever weapons they could find and ran to defend their towns and cities against an invading force armed with tanks and attack helicopters."
- "Isn't the dating period supposed to be the period where they are getting to know each other and they are supposed to be in a daze about each other? What is your problem, Bella? Run for your life!"
- "There are also times you must run for your life or be dragged away into “Dam! I Could of, I Should of, or If I would of land."