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

Head coach Mike Vrabel was asked if Gonzalez was staying away from OTAs because of contract negotiations. —Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 27 May 2026

Tanahara pleaded not guilty April 10 to the charges, was released on his own recognizance and ordered to stay away from his former workplace. —City News Service, Daily News, 27 May 2026

So if a storm stays away or at the end of the season, your stockpile won’t go to waste. —Michelle Marchante updated May 27, Miami Herald, 27 May 2026

Earlier, the Israeli military had called on the residents of Nabatiyeh and the city of Tyre along the Mediterranean coast to leave and stay away, saying there were Hezbollah members and military posts there. —Kareem Chehayeb, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2026

Rhymes for stay away

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