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

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Boswell turned up the defensive pressure and outscored the Tigers 30-13 in the second half to pull away. Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Feb. 2025 Carrion screamed after pulling away a Justin Jefferson card, which was used as a curtain to tease the reveal. Larry Holder, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025 Jaylen Brown scored 11 of his 24 points in the fourth quarter, helping Boston pull away after New York trimmed a 27-point deficit to four. Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 23 Feb. 2025 Archbishop Mitty, in the middle of a down season by its standards, trailed by three points at halftime and was within single digits in the fourth quarter before Riordan pulled away on its home court in San Francisco for a 59-45 victory. Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 22 Feb. 2025 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 3 Mar. 2025.

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