pull away

verb

pulled away; pulling away; pulls away
Synonyms of pull awaynext

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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Salah is not even facing the runners as the corner is delivered, and lets Milenkovic pull away from him. Liam Tharme, New York Times, 12 Dec. 2025 The Islanders pulled away when Holmstron scored his sixth and Pulock added his first. CBS News, 12 Dec. 2025 So bad that two of the biggest US media companies are pulling away. Hannah Miller, Fortune, 10 Dec. 2025 Buffalo never led, getting to within one goal four separate times before the Flames pulled away. Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 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 16 Dec. 2025.

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