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

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Jonze ultimately got pulled away by his Where the Wild Things adaptation, and helming duties fell to Kaufman for what would be his directorial debut. Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025 Blows are traded here and there, but with no wide performance margins (besides the larger MSI Raider 18 pulling away from the 16-inchers in a few cases), other features and performance categories should make your decision. Matthew Buzzi, PC Magazine, 3 Sep. 2025 In the late afternoon, tourists gazing at the sculpture would be pulled away from their selfies by the raucous sound of a second-line band. Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025 As suspicion of Russia and China mounts in the West while military superpower the United States is pulling away from international engagements, Europe is undergoing a pivotal moment. Katharina Buchholz, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 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 8 Sep. 2025.

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