come away from

verb

came away from; come away from; coming away from; comes away from

: to move away from (an area, place, etc.)

The guard told him to come away from the door.

—often used figuratively

Most readers come away from the book feeling reassured.

It was a difficult experience, but she came away from it a stronger and more confident person.

Examples of come away from in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noah Okafor came away from the tournament with the fewest minutes among the Leeds contingent. — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 24 July 2026

Goals scored count in the Golden Boot race, and the winning team comes away from the World Cup $2 million richer. — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 18 July 2026

Laurie Hernandez came away from her first Olympics with gold in the team and silver on the balance beam. — Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026

All the Dutch players ran onto the field to celebrate with the Liverpool star, who came away from the pile with tears in his eyes. — Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 29 June 2026

Rhymes for come away from

• abomasum
• become
• checksum
• humdrum
• income
• outcome
• pisum
• succumb
• therefrom
• wherefrom
• bum
• chum