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

On Friday night, his 19-yard touchdown catch from Rahsaan Coleman helped host H-F pull away for a 35-0 win over Richards. — Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2026

Los Angeles went on a 13-2 run late in the fourth quarter to pull away. — ABC News, 29 Aug. 2026

The Sparks went on a 13-2 run late in the fourth quarter to pull away. — Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026

The Valkyries led by as much as 14 before the Liberty brought it back to a 10-point game late in the third, but pretty quickly, Golden State pulled away in the fourth while the Liberty had no answers. — Marisa Ingemi, Mercury News, 28 Aug. 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