How to Use from in a Sentence

  • The electrons can’t make the jump from one side to the other.
    Wired, 15 July 2022
  • Wanting to get away from that pressure makes all the sense in the world.
    Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2022
  • Where did your love of bright and bold colors come from?
    Charles Curkin, ELLE Decor, 23 Sep. 2020
  • Both were from Pakistan and members of the same mosque.
    Gina Martinez, CBS News, 8 Aug. 2022
  • The bright white snow of early spring adorned the peaks that frame my view from Palmer.
    Alli Harvey, Anchorage Daily News, 10 Apr. 2022
  • Thomas was surrounded by the arts from the time he was born.
    David Lyman, The Enquirer, 27 May 2022
  • And just the difference from last year to this year is tremendous.
    Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al, 20 Nov. 2020
  • Where did this kind of desire to help others come from for you?
    Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Oct. 2020
  • Firefighters were able to keep the fire from spreading, and the dog was not hurt.
    Jennifer Hassan, Anchorage Daily News, 3 Jan. 2022
  • The post has since been removed from the church's website.
    Kaitlin Lange, The Indianapolis Star, 1 July 2020
  • But from there the game of rock-paper-scissors took off.
    Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 10 Apr. 2022
  • This was about as far from that as tackle football can be.
    Ken Goe For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 12 Sep. 2021
  • Taking a trip from Louisville to Cincinnati in the next few days?
    Lucas Aulbach, The Courier-Journal, 21 Apr. 2021
  • He was kicked off the bus for not wearing a mask and shortly after ran away from home to chase the bus.
    Brieanna J. Frank, The Arizona Republic, 30 Aug. 2020
  • If your child is carrying a gun, take it away from them.
    Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 11 July 2020
  • The Huskies head home knowing their quest for a state title is far from over.
    Josh Reed, Anchorage Daily News, 12 Sep. 2021
  • No deaths have been reported from the heat wave so far.
    Frank Jordans, Star Tribune, 14 July 2021
  • But for Channel and his crew, the party’s far from over.
    Katie Bain, Billboard, 11 Nov. 2022
  • Eastman hit a mailbox and a tree and died from his injuries, the report said.
    Alexandria Brown, Arkansas Online, 13 Sep. 2022
  • The supporting cast is stellar from top to bottom as well.
    Jacob Siegal, BGR, 24 Nov. 2021
  • The time, just a breath away from Mayer’s, flashed on the giant video board.
    Nathan Fenno, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2022
  • Jones has been slithering away from having to pay any price for years.
    The New York Daily News, Arkansas Online, 6 Dec. 2022
  • Wallace being in contention at the end was far from a surprise.
    Michelle R. Martinelli, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2022
  • As the woman gestures, black stars scatter from the man.
    BostonGlobe.com, 21 Apr. 2021
  • Simone has never shied away from a challenge or a fight.
    Joe Otterson, Variety, 8 Feb. 2022
  • Disney is far from alone in its pursuit of cost-saving.
    Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 11 Nov. 2022
  • Is there anything that will come from them being released?
    Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 31 Dec. 2022
  • This includes when a whale is tailing the surface, which is a cue to get away from the whale's path.
    Kyla Guilfoil, ABC News, 25 July 2022
  • Democrats tend to support that, but even those far from the border are concerned.
    Michael Smolenscolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Apr. 2022
  • Time spent away from families for three, four, five years.
    Nathan Baird, cleveland, 19 Aug. 2022

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