stay away

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

Polls showed Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and rightist challenger Flávio Bolsonaro were in effect tied ahead of Sunday’s runoff, with the result potentially coming down to which candidate’s supporters stay away from the ballot box. — Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 23 Oct. 2026

This year a ghoul towers over the entrance, welcoming visitors — or perhaps warning them to stay away. — Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026

There's a pair of reasons to stay away (a potential equity raise looms and other negative headlines dampen sentiment), balanced out by a pair of reasons to buy the weakness (the core business is on fire and the stock is cheap). — Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026

He was released on $10,000 bail, ordered to stay away from his accuser and to not post about her on social media. — Penny Kmitt, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for stay away

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