Adverb She hopes to get away early. The family next door moved away. We rowed away from the shore. Roll up the rug and carry it away. He pulled his arm away from the hot stove. You should keep away from the dog. It could be dangerous. She turned her face away. The will was locked away in the safe. She stowed the luggage away in the overhead compartment. Adjective They are away for the weekend. “Where is he?” “He's away at the moment, but he'll be back soon.” when I am away from home The team played both home games and away games. See More
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As the powers that be focused more on creating their next show, Voyager, DS9 showrunner Ira Steven Behr was able to get away with creating long story arcs and frequent episode callbacks. Chris Snellgrove, EW.com, 12 Sep. 2022 Maybe walk away with a pandan coconut doughnut, a passion fruit kouign-amann or a peach cardamom bun? Tim Carman, Washington Post, 12 Sep. 2022 But in the end, the Falcons let what seemed like a sure victory get away. Paul Newberry, ajc, 11 Sep. 2022 How high will the bidding go, and could the Yankees really let their Face of the Franchise walk away? Pete Caldera, USA TODAY, 11 Sep. 2022 This isn't the first time Musk's lawyers have turned to Zatko for an excuse to walk away from the Twitter acquisition. Nathaniel Mott, PCMAG, 10 Sep. 2022 Those mistakes meant that Jabeur was able to get away with putting just 43% of her first serves in the court. Joshua Robinson, WSJ, 9 Sep. 2022 Sometimes, a listener just wants to get away from it all. Robert Ross, Robb Report, 9 Sep. 2022 One adult and one juvenile were able to walk away from the scene with no injuries, but a woman passenger was taken to the hospital in stable condition, the Sheriff’s Office said. Amanda Rabines, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Sep. 2022
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During the team's first away game last Friday, the Uvalde Coyotes walked off the field victorious, defeating the Carrizo Springs Wildcats with a final score of 21-13, ABC News reported. Alexandra Schonfeld, Peoplemag, 2 Sep. 2022 Mexico unveiled its away kit for this fall’s World Cup in Qatar, and the uniform has cultural significance. Elvia Limón, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2022 The head of sales at Ford even sent a letter, threatening to take away allocations of the coveted Ford F-150 Lightning if price gouging continued. Chloe Berger, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2022 Occasionally, agronomists will emphasize that this break wrenched away land from what is now the region of Provence, rather than from Tuscany. Tom Mullen, Forbes, 24 July 2022 So work is a way to add or take away energy from a system.Wired, 24 July 2022 The setup of four home and four away games will remain the same. Alexis Cubit, The Courier-Journal, 28 June 2022 The away uniforms for next season were leaked — white jerseys with green badges and trim, suspiciously familiar to the Saudi national team. Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 June 2022 These 62-win Suns are 31-7 in away games this season with three remaining – Sunday at Oklahoma City, Wednesday at Los Angeles Clippers and April 8 at Utah Jazz. Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 2 Apr. 2022 See More
Word History
First Known Use
Adverb
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1