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 + fromStay away from my girlfriend!
He usually stays away from large crowds.
I try to stay away from caffeine.
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Zelensky had challenged Putin to meet him in Turkey, but the Kremlin leader stayed away.
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Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2025
The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) warned Palestinians, who endured an 11-week blockade on aid into the strip followed by a meager trickle of food and supplies in the past couple of weeks, to stay away from the GHF sites.
—Lucas Lilieholm, CNN Money, 4 June 2025
According to the case docket, Abarca was instructed to stay away from his spouse and make no attempt to communicate with her.
—Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 3 June 2025
But now that the Grammy winner financially benefits from streams and sales of her earliest releases, there’s no reason for her most ardent supporters to stay away.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
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Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2025
The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) warned Palestinians, who endured an 11-week blockade on aid into the strip followed by a meager trickle of food and supplies in the past couple of weeks, to stay away from the GHF sites.
—Lucas Lilieholm, CNN Money, 4 June 2025
According to the case docket, Abarca was instructed to stay away from his spouse and make no attempt to communicate with her.
—Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 3 June 2025
But now that the Grammy winner financially benefits from streams and sales of her earliest releases, there’s no reason for her most ardent supporters to stay away.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for stay away
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“Stay away.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stay%20away. Accessed 9 Jun. 2025.
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