stay away
phrasal verb
stayed away; staying away; stays away
: to not go near someone or something : avoid
I know I shouldn't go there, but it's hard to stay away.
—usually + fromStay away from my girlfriend!
He usually stays away from large crowds.
I try to stay away from caffeine.
Examples of stay away in a Sentence
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No one is prescribing a one-size-fits-all engagement for them, and Biden has been happy to stay away when necessary.
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Philip Elliott, TIME, 24 May 2024
Children and adolescents may be aware of the connotations or meanings of names that the family may want to stay away from.
—Genevieve Shaw Brown, Parents, 23 May 2024
Luzzi pleaded not guilty and is out of custody on $100,000 bail, but has been ordered by a judge to stay away from the venue, court records show.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 18 May 2024
The Preakness has suffered in recent years because most of the Kentucky Derby horses stay away.
—John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2024
Many are still staying away, in a trend attributed to changing work habits (including remote work, keeping commuters out of midtown) and sensationalist press coverage of city crime.
—Gordon Cox, Variety, 15 May 2024
Judge Bernie Bouchard ordered them to stay away from Xavier University as a condition of their bond in the trespassing case.
—Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 13 May 2024
The legacy media sector is one that a lot of institutional investors have largely stayed away from.
—Andy Mills, Quartz, 8 May 2024
Her first court appearance was Tuesday, when a judge set her bail at $550,000 and ordered her to stay away from the witnesses.
—Omar Rodríguez Ortiz, Miami Herald, 8 May 2024
Philip Elliott, TIME, 24 May 2024
Children and adolescents may be aware of the connotations or meanings of names that the family may want to stay away from.
—Genevieve Shaw Brown, Parents, 23 May 2024
Luzzi pleaded not guilty and is out of custody on $100,000 bail, but has been ordered by a judge to stay away from the venue, court records show.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 18 May 2024
The Preakness has suffered in recent years because most of the Kentucky Derby horses stay away.
—John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2024
Many are still staying away, in a trend attributed to changing work habits (including remote work, keeping commuters out of midtown) and sensationalist press coverage of city crime.
—Gordon Cox, Variety, 15 May 2024
Judge Bernie Bouchard ordered them to stay away from Xavier University as a condition of their bond in the trespassing case.
—Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 13 May 2024
The legacy media sector is one that a lot of institutional investors have largely stayed away from.
—Andy Mills, Quartz, 8 May 2024
Her first court appearance was Tuesday, when a judge set her bail at $550,000 and ordered her to stay away from the witnesses.
—Omar Rodríguez Ortiz, Miami Herald, 8 May 2024
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“Stay away.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stay%20away. Accessed 31 May. 2024.
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