draw away

verb

drew away; drawn away; drawing away; draws away

: to move ahead (as of an opponent in a race)

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The asteroid, known as 2024 PT5, is set to be drawn away from Earth by the powerful pull of the sun on Monday. —

Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 25 Nov. 2024 The reasons included the decline in the vitality of the neighborhood, the unstable lives of students, changes in school leadership, and the creation of nearby schools both within and outside MPS that drew away enrollment. —

Alan J. Borsuk, Journal Sentinel, 11 Nov. 2024 Bissouma only played because Rodrigo Bentancur suffered a head injury in the 1-1 draw away to Leicester City. —

Jack Pitt-Brooke, The Athletic, 24 Aug. 2024 And as the Assad regime consolidates its hold, Hezbollah’s attention will increasingly be drawn away from Syria. —

Mara Karlin, Foreign Affairs, 21 Feb. 2018 See all Example Sentences for draw away