come away from
phrasal verb
came away from; come away from; coming away from; comes away from
: to move away from (an area, place, etc.)
The guard told him to come away from the door.
—often used figurativelyMost readers come away from the book feeling reassured.
It was a difficult experience, but she came away from it a stronger and more confident person.
Examples of come away from in a Sentence
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Kelly, the Dodgers reliever, came away from the news conference with an even higher opinion of Ohtani, the two-time American League most valuable player who is already considered the best all-around player in the game.
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Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2024
The feud came to a head earlier this year, when Synan came away from the Feb. 21 meeting believing his firing was imminent.
—Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 26 Mar. 2024
Many members of the federal panel came away from the last round of discussions in December unsatisfied.
—Zachary Schermele, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2024
Alcantara’s contributions this season for a Miami Marlins team coming off a surprise playoff appearance in 2023 will have to come away from the field.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 15 Feb. 2024
The chief came away from a February meeting with Kobasuk believing his firing to be imminent.
—Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 8 Mar. 2024
As is usually the case with premium cable shows, the vast majority of viewing came away from BMF’s on-air premiere, which averaged just 250,000 viewers (though that too was up, vs. 170,000 for the season two opener) — only about 5 percent of the three-day total.
—Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Mar. 2024
MacKenzie came away from the meeting assured, and determined to start filling in those gaps.
—Megan Molteni, STAT, 21 Feb. 2024
In the end, patrons can come away from this huge, gorgeous exhibition with two distinct stories: a general story of Asian art over the centuries, and the very personal story of the joyful passion the Myerses put into collecting these works.
—Punch Shaw, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Jan. 2024
Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2024
The feud came to a head earlier this year, when Synan came away from the Feb. 21 meeting believing his firing was imminent.
—Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 26 Mar. 2024
Many members of the federal panel came away from the last round of discussions in December unsatisfied.
—Zachary Schermele, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2024
Alcantara’s contributions this season for a Miami Marlins team coming off a surprise playoff appearance in 2023 will have to come away from the field.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 15 Feb. 2024
The chief came away from a February meeting with Kobasuk believing his firing to be imminent.
—Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 8 Mar. 2024
As is usually the case with premium cable shows, the vast majority of viewing came away from BMF’s on-air premiere, which averaged just 250,000 viewers (though that too was up, vs. 170,000 for the season two opener) — only about 5 percent of the three-day total.
—Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Mar. 2024
MacKenzie came away from the meeting assured, and determined to start filling in those gaps.
—Megan Molteni, STAT, 21 Feb. 2024
In the end, patrons can come away from this huge, gorgeous exhibition with two distinct stories: a general story of Asian art over the centuries, and the very personal story of the joyful passion the Myerses put into collecting these works.
—Punch Shaw, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Jan. 2024
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