come away from

phrasal 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

Christine didn’t come away from Michael’s parent-teacher conference stressed though. —Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025

Hence, there could still be a Best Actor chance for Dwayne Johnson’s turn in The Smashing Machine and a shot at Best Supporting Actress for Jennifer Lopez coming away from Kiss of the Spider Woman. —Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2025

Jim came away from the Niccol interview feeling optimistic about the company’s trajectory, especially hearing the value of the company’s China business is worth north of $10 billion , much higher than previously thought. —Paulina Likos, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2025

Politico Jimmy Kimmel came away from his cancellation ordeal feeling good about Dana Walden. —Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2025

Rhymes for come away from

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