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.

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Politico Jimmy Kimmel came away from his cancellation ordeal feeling good about Dana Walden. Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2025 Marsch will likely come away from this game feeling more buoyed than ever about Tani Oluwaseyi – who did not appear until the 78th minute – as the right forward to play beside Jonathan David. Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025 Analyst Omar Dessouky recently came away from Roblox's developers conference feeling even more bullish about the stock. Michael Bloom, CNBC, 21 Sep. 2025 Each of the three children should come away from the transaction with more than $1 billion. Brian Steinberg, Variety, 8 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for come away from

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“Come away from.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come%20away%20from. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.

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