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

That player has not forgotten his football roots at Moston, whose renowned production line meant they were invited to play Chelsea’s kids one year and — no kidding — came away from London with a 15-5 victory. —Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2025

Morohunfola hopes that audiences will come away from the film having learned something about love. —Giana Levy, Variety, 6 Nov. 2025

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

Rhymes for come away from

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