pull away

verb

pulled away; pulling away; pulls away

intransitive verb

1

: to draw oneself back or away : withdraw

2

: to move off or ahead

Examples of pull away in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The Sparks led 73-70 after three quarters before pulling away late. — Marisa Ingemi, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026

Golden State pulled away in the third quarter, outscoring Washington 19-7 for a 50-40 lead. — ABC News, 6 July 2026

But Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Stjepan Radelijic held back Sergiño Dest just outside the box, forcing the referee to pull out a yellow card and give the USMNT a grade-A opportunity to pull away a bit in the 80th minute. — Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026

Officers get pulled away mid-report and hours later must try to reconstruct details from memory. — Matthew Polega, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1934, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for pull away

• aaa
• alleyway
• alumnae
• anime
• anyway
• arete
• attache
• axillae
• baa
• beaujolais
• bouvier
• breakaway