This certainly does not correspond with the offences of running away with a married woman from her husband's home, bringing her to the City, and carnal knowledge of her.
Wherefore the Court deemed it prudent and just to sentence Caponsacchi to three years' relegation in Civita Vecchia for his rashness in running away with a wife from her husband, even though the motive was pity.
Accomplished by running away or elopment, or during flight; as, a runaway marriage.
The act of fleeing; the act of running away, to escape or expected evil; hasty departure.
To evade an obligation; to avoid the performance of duty, as by running away.
So, when he shirked an obligation, monetary or moral, by running awayfrom it, he was said to "leave an R in pawn.
Running away with his ship was a more serious business, since the adoption of such a course meant depriving the master of his command, and this again meant mutiny.
Never, perhaps, did the sailor adopt the expedient of running away, ship and all, with so malicious a goodwill or so bright a prospect of success, as when sailing under convoy.
Then I can't get over the meanness of my running away so suddenly.
So terrible was the sound of this elephant's approach, that the ranks of the khedda elephants were thrown into some confusion, and the mahowts had difficulty in preventing them from turning tail and running away.
The fact that Philemon, whom he had offended by running away, had, according to law, the power of life and death over him, is one of the reasons why he should have dreaded to return.
As to chains and irons, they are rarely used; never, I believe, except in cases of running away.
Her honest opinion is that such a pattern of worthy nature and moral firmness would not disgrace itself by running away, unless induced by white "Buckra.
At this, Mr. M'Fadden declares that the policy he has always maintained with reference to education is proved true with the preacher's running away.
She pleaded that by going at once, or running away as she called it, she would own that she had done something wrong, and she was earnest in declaring that nothing should wring such a confession from her.
Even though all this is very miserable, it is not so bad as running away in order that we might be out of his way.
On the last morning of his sojourn at Scumberg's he received two or three letters which he would willingly have avoided by running away had it been possible.
It was easy enough to think of running away and so forth, but this was just the thing I did not wish to do.
They were quite right not to fear my running away, and I should have been wrong if I had thought of escaping, but the most singular adventure of my life happened to me then, and most unexpectedly.
At those words, the brute threw his knife at her face, but she avoided it by running away.
You are responsible, and you are to blame if you are suffering now, and can find no safety for yourself but in running away.
I should do you a great wrong if I didn't do all I could to help you realize that you're in disgrace, and that you're only making a choice of shames in running away.
I know that I'm running away because I'm beaten, but no other man can know the battle I've fought.
After a time the bear was allowed to walk about the camp, quite free, as he did not think of running away.
Then, in running away, the deer may happen to go just the wrong way--and fall into the tiger's jaws.
When all the new buffaloes are quite tame, they are not kept in the corral any more, as they would never think of running away now.
I'm running away," Jerry responded, addressing no one in particular.
I'm running away," Jerry repeated and sat down on the ground by the fence where he had an unobstructed view of the circus.
I'm running away," he repeated, without stirring from the fence.
I do not speak of any personal prejudice against the mere act of running away, considered as an immediate means of escape from disagreeable circumstances, with the hope of ultimate immunity from all unpleasant consequences.
I have not the least intention of running away, and if this doll was stolen, I was not connected in any way with the theft.
You do not act like a madman, except when you let the police catch you and lock you up for the night, instead of running away like a sensible man.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "running away" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
