pack away

phrasal verb

packed away; packing away; packs away
: to put (something) in a safe place to be used at a later time
It's time to pack away your winter clothes.
Her grandmother's dolls had been packed away in the attic for many years.

Examples of pack away in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Totes can be dressed up or down, can be packed away in a suitcase, or used as a carry-on depending on how large it- is. Paris Wilson, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 July 2024 For many years, this latest proof to go to auction went undiscovered, packed away in storage in rural England. Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 25 June 2024 Surely now Anxiety can be packed away—and the sunny Joy, another Inside Out character, can become the box office’s summer mascot. David Sims, The Atlantic, 25 June 2024 What might happen if those hours were packed away, put in cases and stuffed in a corner—not forgotten, but repurposed? Cameron Carr, Longreads, 18 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for pack away 

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“Pack away.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pack%20away. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.

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