How to Use take away from (something) in a Sentence

take away from (something)

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  • What worked, what didn’t, and what can the normies take away from it?
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 10 May 2024
  • Adding the bills back on will take away from those gains.
    Byalicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 25 Sep. 2023
  • The grill marks were faint, but this didn’t take away from the appearance of the steak.
    Quincy Bulin, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 July 2023
  • Lean into apps that add to your life, not take away from it.
    Cathryne Keller, SELF, 13 Aug. 2024
  • If that’s the one song anyone listens to, what are they meant to take away from it?
    Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 2 Feb. 2023
  • There's a lot of noise that tries to take away from that central message.
    CBS News, 28 Apr. 2024
  • But in the meantime, what should humans take away from the findings?
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Nov. 2023
  • Still, the hiccup didn't take away from their special day.
    Nasha Smith, Peoplemag, 28 Nov. 2023
  • She was asked at one point what should her fans take away from this moment?
    Mike Freeman, USA TODAY, 24 Aug. 2023
  • This can be time-consuming and take away from their day-to-day tasks.
    Hunter Madeley, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
  • And that’s something no man should ever be able take away from her.
    Stephen Rodrick, Variety, 24 Oct. 2023
  • If anything, that’s what Weaver hopes readers will take away from the story of Green and Daniel.
    Janice Williams, Essence, 2 July 2024
  • The exhibit is dark and the spotlights add glare and take away from the images themselves.
    Lois Alter Mark, Forbes, 31 Mar. 2023
  • And since kids learn best from the adults in their life, here’s what Waldinger says that parents can take away from his research.
    Deborah Farmer Kris, Washington Post, 19 Jan. 2023
  • The chef, 55, doesn’t do anything to take away from the base ingredients.
    Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 26 Mar. 2024
  • There’s a lot to take away from him, but his biggest thing is trusting his actors.
    Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 8 June 2023
  • And all the advertisements and requests to sign up with your email also take away from the app’s ease of use.
    PCMAG, 26 May 2024
  • On paper, the watch’s giant bezels could take away from the premium look.
    John Hamilton, Popular Mechanics, 22 Nov. 2022
  • Tent posts can be festooned with greenery and florals so as not to take away from the ambiance.
    Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 4 July 2024
  • The budget-friendly price doesn’t take away from the quality, though.
    Casey Clark, Parents, 1 June 2024
  • There are two things the Dodgers can take away from their marquee meeting with the Atlanta Braves this weekend.
    Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2023
  • That doesn't take away from the intrigue entering 2023.
    Michael Shapiro, Chron, 29 Mar. 2023
  • But then this would take away from the fun of terrorizing their neighbors.
    Fred Medinger, Baltimore Sun, 6 July 2024
  • Now that the movie is in theaters, Fallon is looking forward to what viewers might take away from the film.
    Lizzie Hyman, Peoplemag, 5 Oct. 2023
  • Improvements Newport Central Catholic has the most to take away from this game.
    Brendan Connelly, The Enquirer, 18 Aug. 2023
  • Calling something a performance does not take away from the truth.
    Aamina Inayat Khan, StyleCaster, 2 July 2024
  • But this slight inconvenience did not take away from the massage gun, our tester said.
    Michelle Parente, Cyt, Health, 26 June 2023
  • What should wary investors take away from this close call with disaster?
    Jeff Sommer, New York Times, 2 June 2023
  • There’s something for everyone to take away from each of these titles.
    Grace McCarty, SELF, 29 Dec. 2023
  • The brown and white marble and the crystal chandeliers almost take away from the timepieces in Scandinavia’s only Patek Philippe boutique.
    Christian Martinez, Robb Report, 19 Aug. 2024

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