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.
Examples of walk away with (something) in a Sentence
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That means even if Biden wins Maine, Trump could walk away with an electoral vote from the 2nd District.
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Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 16 Apr. 2024
By the end of the five-day trial, jurors would walk away with a better understanding of Koreatown’s underbelly and be left to determine Cho’s role in it.
—Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2024
There, the beach was a five-minute walk away with no roads and no motorbikes, and their home was a four-bedroom house that their father, a fisherman, built himself.
—Maahil Mohamed Elke Scholiers, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2024
According to Boeing’s most recent proxy statement, Calhoun is set to walk away with about $15 million worth of stock, cash and options in retirement.
—Allison Morrow, CNN, 26 Mar. 2024
And the cascade of praise and recognition from other awards-giving bodies (notably SAG), in addition to the numerous moving speeches Gladstone has given already, has primed her to walk away with a statuette come Oscar night.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 4 Mar. 2024
Under the terms of the package, Culp could retire and walk away with the money this August.
—Jeremy Bogaisky, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
One estimate, according to Fortune, suggests Calhoun could walk away with $24 million, with the potential to collect $45.5 million more if Boeing’s stock goes up 37%.
—Allison Morrow, CNN, 26 Mar. 2024
Though Goetzman hopes that above all, viewers walk away with an understanding of the sacrifice and valor of the men fighting the war from the air.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 18 Dec. 2023
Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 16 Apr. 2024
By the end of the five-day trial, jurors would walk away with a better understanding of Koreatown’s underbelly and be left to determine Cho’s role in it.
—Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2024
There, the beach was a five-minute walk away with no roads and no motorbikes, and their home was a four-bedroom house that their father, a fisherman, built himself.
—Maahil Mohamed Elke Scholiers, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2024
According to Boeing’s most recent proxy statement, Calhoun is set to walk away with about $15 million worth of stock, cash and options in retirement.
—Allison Morrow, CNN, 26 Mar. 2024
And the cascade of praise and recognition from other awards-giving bodies (notably SAG), in addition to the numerous moving speeches Gladstone has given already, has primed her to walk away with a statuette come Oscar night.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 4 Mar. 2024
Under the terms of the package, Culp could retire and walk away with the money this August.
—Jeremy Bogaisky, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
One estimate, according to Fortune, suggests Calhoun could walk away with $24 million, with the potential to collect $45.5 million more if Boeing’s stock goes up 37%.
—Allison Morrow, CNN, 26 Mar. 2024
Though Goetzman hopes that above all, viewers walk away with an understanding of the sacrifice and valor of the men fighting the war from the air.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 18 Dec. 2023
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