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

The Chiefs came away from this one having met one of their biggest long-term needs, acquired offensive reinforcements and replenished an already dominant defense. —Dan Pompei, New York Times, 12 May 2025

Still, Golden State came away from the game content with its effort. —Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 7 May 2025

Supermarket empires came away from the pandemic years with record profits, but the disastrous Kroger merger attempt does portend some chop in the water. —Nate Rogers, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2025

But Modi still came away from P & G’s report with greater conviction in the company’s long-term outlook. —Pia Singh, CNBC, 25 Apr. 2025

Rhymes for come away from

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