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

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After jumping out to a 21-14 lead in the first half, the Bills began to pull away in the third quarter as James Cook broke out for a 41-yard rushing score, and Allen connected with Khalil Shakir on a short three-yard touchdown to take a 35-14 advantage. Sam Joseph and, CNN, 16 Dec. 2024 Scrape down the bottom and sides of the bowl well, then increase the speed to medium-high and mix until the dough begins to pull away from the sides of the bowl and is shiny and smooth, 8 to 10 minutes. Jason Mastrodonato, The Mercury News, 16 Dec. 2024 If this sort of malaise continues, the rest of the pack is going to pull away quickly. Aaron Portzline, The Athletic, 15 Dec. 2024 Atlanta should have enough firepower to pull away late. Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for pull away 

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1934, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of pull away was circa 1934

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“Pull away.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pull%20away. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.

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