stay away

phrasal verb

stayed away; staying away; stays away

: to not go near someone or something : avoid

I know I shouldn't go there, but it's hard to stay away.

—usually + from

Stay away from my girlfriend!

He usually stays away from large crowds.

I try to stay away from caffeine.

Examples of stay away in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Cincinnati police pilots have received that exception, but to stay away from other flying objects, a $250,000 per year Dedrone radar is required. —David Ferrara, Cincinnati Enquirer, 30 Nov. 2025

Hockey rivals who hate each other on ice but can’t stay away from each other off it? —Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 27 Nov. 2025

Jerry built a spikey team and stayed away from hiring folks in his own image. —Brian Halligan, Fortune, 25 Nov. 2025

People in general should stay away from dead wild animals and from animals that are acting strangely because they could be infected with avian influenza or another dangerous disease. —Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 24 Nov. 2025

Rhymes for stay away

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