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

Hudson said that broader regional competition helps explain why Washington has struggled to force Sudan’s outside backers to pull away. — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 28 Sep. 2026

Florida jumped to a 10-0 lead before Ole Miss even had a first down, pushed the lead to 17-6 by halftime and held off a pair of second-half surges by quarterback Trinidad Chambliss and the Rebels before pulling away. — Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Sep. 2026

On Monday, northeast winds in the morning will begin to shift direction to the north-northwest late in the day as the storm pulls away, with a lighter northwesterly wind by Tuesday morning. — Sarah Wroblewski, CBS News, 27 Sep. 2026

But Awak Kuier and Bueckers made 3-pointers on Dallas’ next two possessions to pull away. — ABC News, 24 Sep. 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