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

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Phoenix had opportunities to pull away in the second half and in the game’s waning seconds. Ben Pickman, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2025 The author was pulled away from his wife and two daughters in the first hours of the attack. Eli Sharabi, Time, 1 Oct. 2025 San Francisco head coach Kyle Shanahan will have to lean on star running back Christian McCaffrey and the accuracy of Jones to keep the Rams from pulling away. Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 1 Oct. 2025 Imelda pulled away from the Bahamas Monday evening after lashing the islands with heavy rain, tropical storm-force winds and storm surge for two days. Briana Waxman, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pull away

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1934, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of pull away was circa 1934

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“Pull away.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pull%20away. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.

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