walk away with (something)
phrasal verb
walked away with (something); walking away with (something); walks away with (something)
informal
: to win (something) especially in an easy way
He walked away with first place.
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Two-thirds expect to walk away with at least $100,000 in profit, and 1 in 10 anticipate gains of $500,000 or more—earnings that are often tax-free thanks to primary residence capital gains exclusions.
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Ilona Limonta-Volkova, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
However, as The Banker, Teigen can’t exactly root for Genat, 45, or Lete, 28, to walk away with big money.
—Dana Rose Falcone, People.com, 21 Mar. 2025
Yet if Moscow gets to walk away with pieces of Ukrainian territory, and particularly if that transfer wins international recognition, other powers may be more tempted to wage wars of conquest.
—Tanisha M. Fazal, Foreign Affairs, 21 Mar. 2025
Today, her clients often walk away with new collaborators and business opportunities, along with a new look.
—Amanda Miller Littlejohn, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
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Ilona Limonta-Volkova, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
However, as The Banker, Teigen can’t exactly root for Genat, 45, or Lete, 28, to walk away with big money.
—Dana Rose Falcone, People.com, 21 Mar. 2025
Yet if Moscow gets to walk away with pieces of Ukrainian territory, and particularly if that transfer wins international recognition, other powers may be more tempted to wage wars of conquest.
—Tanisha M. Fazal, Foreign Affairs, 21 Mar. 2025
Today, her clients often walk away with new collaborators and business opportunities, along with a new look.
—Amanda Miller Littlejohn, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for walk away with (something)
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“Walk away with (something).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/walk%20away%20with%20%28something%29. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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