How to Use stay away in a Sentence

stay away

phrasal verb

• Trying to copy the order and the speed and the tempo… stay away from that.
  — Kyle Denis, Billboard, 25 Mar. 2024
• Just work with your hands, love the ones around you, protect the ones around you, and stay away from all the noise.
  — Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 30 June 2023
• No longer in jail, Quiroga was ordered by a judge to stay away from his wife.
  — Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2024
• Last year was even worse, when the usual spring and autumn rains stayed away, and the yield was down.
  — Bernhard Warner, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2023
• Rachel, too, is trying to stay away from the drink, with less success.
  — Bethanne Patrick, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2023
• Prison 101: stay away from inmates in the boss’s pocket.
  — Brittney Griner, TIME, 3 May 2024
• Don’t get baited by this move — stay away from small caps here.
  — Weizhen Tan, CNBC, 28 July 2024
• The rain didn’t stay away long, however, and the walk back in the near dark was slippery on the ancient stones.
  — Kristen De Groot, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Dec. 2023
• Mwaura was ordered to stay away from the girl and from Jackson Square.
  — John R. Ellement, BostonGlobe.com, 19 July 2023
• Swimmers are advised to stay away from seals or murky waters and keep close to the shore.
  — Kate Armanini, BostonGlobe.com, 27 June 2023
• Put a few pepper plants nearby and those pesky worms will stay away.
  — Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 17 Apr. 2024
• Because for the most part, Takashi, a child of divorce, has stayed away from his father for decades.
  — Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2024
• And stay away from tight clothing, which can block airflow.
  — Carmel Wroth, NPR, 6 June 2024
• Nepali officials are urging young men to stay away from the war.
  — Jeffrey Gettleman, New York Times, 20 Oct. 2023
• Other children were warned to stay away from Thomas, the lawsuit claims.
  — Michael Lee, Fox News, 18 Feb. 2024
• Church leaders asked members to stay away from the building.
  — Corey Williams and Mike Householder The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 26 Aug. 2023
• In response, the 911 dispatcher said that paramedics were on the way and urged the caller to safely stay away from the coyote.
  — Nicole Lopez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Feb. 2024
• Don’t flash wads of cash or jewelry, stay away from drugs and drug dealers and don’t get drunk.
  — Nicole Sours Larson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Dec. 2023
• The judge also ordered him to stay away from the student and her family.
  — Chris Eberhart, Fox News, 8 Dec. 2023
• Lin-Manuel Miranda, on the other hand, could stay away.
  — Zoe Guy, Vulture, 29 May 2024
• Ryan required him to stay away from any victims or witnesses in the case.
  — Cassidy Jensen, Baltimore Sun, 24 June 2024
• Visitors should also stay away from the sides of streams, rivers, lakes and wet areas.
  — Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 21 Nov. 2023
• White House aides sometimes felt Harris wasn't a team player and stayed away from any task with risk.
  — Alex Thompson, Axios, 22 July 2024
• Reporters had been told by police to stay away from the family home.
  — Jesse McKinley, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2023
• The announcement came after the FDA had warned customers to stay away from these products in June.
  — Adlai Coleman, Miami Herald, 18 July 2024
• Coffee, tea, and red wine are a few of the key items, for example, that a dentist might mention to stay away from.
  — India Espy-Jones, Essence, 9 Nov. 2023
• He was required to complete a drug-treatment program, and the court ordered him to stay away from the woman.
  — Albert Samaha, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2023
• This is the first birth among the core Twilight trio, and Taylor Lautner had better stay away from this baby.
  — Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 26 Mar. 2024
• People have been urged to stay away from the coast or river and have been warned that other quakes -- even on the same magnitude --may occur.
  — Jon Haworth, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2024
• One idea that Biden stayed away from is increasing the number of Justices—or, as critics call it, packing the Court.
  — Amy Davidson Sorkin, The New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2024

Last Updated: 4 Sep 2024