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

Cosby had faced more than a dozen charges stemming from incidents from September to November related to violations of orders to stay away from his wife, Alexiana Smokoff. —Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 5 Dec. 2025

And while Holmes tends to stay away from fashion fads and trends, taking inspiration from everyone’s favorite fall drink was made easy. —Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 4 Dec. 2025

Al-Sadr has stayed away from the political process since the last elections after his negotiations with rival Shiite blocs to form the government failed. —Nabil Salih, Time, 4 Dec. 2025

Rosenberg will also serve two years of probation and was ordered to stay away from all Perdue facilities in the county. —Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 4 Dec. 2025

Rhymes for stay away

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