get away from it all

idiom

: to go on vacation
We went on a cruise to get away from it all.

Examples of get away from it all in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The start of summer travel season is underway, and Americans are crowding into airports, interstates, and cruise terminals, family in tow, to get away from it all for a week or two. Time, 22 June 2023 Despite Japan’s notoriously frenetic pace, in recent years the luxury hotel scene has made headway in defining the country as the perfect place to go to simply get away from it all. Ashley Ogawa Clarke, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2022 Well readers share advice on how to get away from it all. New York Times, 18 Nov. 2021 While the planet is becoming uninhabitable, Bezos's own workers don't make a living wage and billionaires are literally launching themselves into space to get away from it all. Erin Corbett, refinery29.com, 20 July 2021 With 70-foot-high ceilings and a private elevator to and from the surface, this is a place to truly get away from it all. Megan Dubois, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2020 Otherwise, Saba is a tranquil place to get away from it all, to relax and read a book as puffy clouds drift by silently, grazing the green peaks of its signature hills. Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon, Travel + Leisure, 27 Mar. 2023 Instead, this e-bike was developed for the rider who wants to both stand out from the crowd and get away from it all. Michael Van Runkle, Robb Report, 11 Aug. 2022 Adventure elopements are perfect for the outdoorsy couple that wants to get away from it all. Jaclyn Jermyn, chicagotribune.com, 7 Apr. 2022

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“Get away from it all.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get%20away%20from%20it%20all. Accessed 20 Apr. 2024.

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