above the fray
idiom
: not directly involved in an angry or difficult struggle or disagreement
His political aides handled the controversy while he remained above the fray.
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Designer Dor Yaakov, who created Bernstein’s dress, was staying above the fray about the reaction on social media.
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Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2025
But the monarchy under King Charles is doing what monarchy does – enduring, calmly above the fray.
—Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
As his opponents lobbed verbal missives across the stage at one another, Suarez stayed above the fray for pretty much the entire evening — neither being attacked nor issuing attacks himself.
—Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2025
The lobby doubles as a bar, the dining room ranks among London’s toughest reservations, and the suites offer a calm retreat above the fray.
—Lauren Mowery, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
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Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2025
But the monarchy under King Charles is doing what monarchy does – enduring, calmly above the fray.
—Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
As his opponents lobbed verbal missives across the stage at one another, Suarez stayed above the fray for pretty much the entire evening — neither being attacked nor issuing attacks himself.
—Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2025
The lobby doubles as a bar, the dining room ranks among London’s toughest reservations, and the suites offer a calm retreat above the fray.
—Lauren Mowery, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for above the fray
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“Above the fray.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/above%20the%20fray. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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