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

And perhaps, the Knicks came away from Wednesday’s matchup with two wins after experiencing a few injury scares as the rest of the NBA can’t seem to shake the injury bug in the opening weeks of the 2026-27 season. — Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 28 Oct. 2026

Nevertheless, some come away from the experience assuming the worst — that the anecdotal issues are proof of a partisan election-rigging scheme. — Ali Swenson, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026

Did either of you two come away from the film feeling differently towards Holmes? — Jade Tran, Washington Post, 19 Oct. 2026

People’s handkerchiefs would come away from their foreheads stained with soot. — Daliah Singer, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for come away from

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