pull away

verb

pulled away; pulling away; pulls away

intransitive verb

1

: to draw oneself back or away : withdraw

2

: to move off or ahead

Examples of pull away in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Springtown downs Southwest to reach area round The Springtown girls soccer team got two second-half goals from Kylie Wiens to pull away for a 4-1 win over Fort Worth Southwest in a Class 4A Division 1 bi-district match on Friday, March 21 at Farrington Field. —Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Mar. 2025

Even without Tatum and Brown on the floor, the defending NBA champions were able to pull away late behind unconscious 3-point shooting from Baylor Scheierman. —C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 19 Mar. 2025

After 11 lead changes and five ties through the first three quarters, the Celtics pulled away from the Heat by opening the fourth quarter on a 10-2 run to turn a one-point lead at the start of the period into a nine-point advantage with 9:19 to play. —Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 15 Mar. 2025

This involves intentionally pulling away emotionally or shutting down communication. —Mark Travers, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1934, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for pull away

• aaa
• adonais
• alleyway
• alumnae
• anime
• anyway
• arete
• attache
• baa
• beaujolais
• bouvier
• breakaway