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 mansion was shut down two years after operators discovered extensive water damage and rot that had most of the facade pulling away from the house. —Brad Schmitt, The Tennessean, 11 Aug. 2025

In the bowl of a stand mixer with a dough hook attachment, beat together milk mixture, yeast mixture, flour, oil, kosher salt, 2 eggs, and remaining 3 tablespoons sugar on medium speed until smooth and elastic, about 7 minutes (dough will stick to the bottom of bowl but pull away from sides). —Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 10 Aug. 2025

This fan was then pulled away from the crowd of players by stadium security. —Thomas Schlachter, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2025

Before Trump’s 2024 victory, the economic story was one in which American growth was clearly pulling away from our peer economies in Europe and East Asia. —Ross Douthat, Mercury News, 3 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1934, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for pull away

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