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

Thicker vinyl raincoats, like the Frisco Lightweight Clear Vinyl Dog Raincoat, are thicker and more difficult to pack away but are completely waterproof and protect against heavy rain. —Cai Cramer, Peoplemag, 15 Apr. 2024

Living in snowy Incline Village, Nev., Kerrigan now has the car packed away for the winter, and is driving a different vehicle with a cult following—a 1993 Land Rover 110 NAS. —A.j. Baime, WSJ, 29 Dec. 2023

Their bottles are easy to pack away and can filter out 99.9% of harmful contaminants in most water sources. —Christopher Murray, Fox News, 11 Apr. 2024

Despite talk of restaging it in Vienna and San Diego’s Balboa Park, when the debut summer in Germany was over, Luna Luna was packed away and eventually forgotten. —Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, 25 Mar. 2024

That same dollhouse is currently packed away in her attic with a bin full of furniture. —Maya Polton, Parents, 23 Mar. 2024

In a museum storage depot in Amersfoort, the Netherlands, a 17th-century painting by a Dutch old master is packed away, unseen and unappreciated. —Nina Siegal, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2024

Armed with this new information, the brothers discovered the images packed away in a London loft. —Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Feb. 2024

Sure, fans pack away arenas to see coveted players like Purdue center and reigning national player of the year Zach Edey or USC freshman Bronny James, the son of LeBron James. —Chloe Peterson, The Indianapolis Star, 11 Jan. 2024