fall·away
ˈfȯl-ə-ˌwā 
: made while moving away from the basket in basketball
a fallaway jump shot
fallaway
noun
fell away; fallen away; falling away; falls away
1
a
: to withdraw friendship or support
b
: to renounce one's faith
2
a
: to diminish gradually in size
b
: to drift off a course
Examples of fallaway in a Sentence
Verb
as the years went by, the public's interest in the murder case fell away
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Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 May 2023
And from the driver's seat, the thing looks racy, sporting a short, fallaway hood and sweeping lines (accentuated in the CRX by the roof tapering down behind your head to an impertinent little ducktail).
—Kevin Smith, Car and Driver, 4 Mar. 2023
Elias Leight, Billboard, 13 June 2025
Each booster stage separates and falls away sequentially after burning out, the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation explained.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 June 2025
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Adjective
His fallaway, one-legged jumper at 6-11 is impossible to defend.
—Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 May 2023
And from the driver's seat, the thing looks racy, sporting a short, fallaway hood and sweeping lines (accentuated in the CRX by the roof tapering down behind your head to an impertinent little ducktail).
—Kevin Smith, Car and Driver, 4 Mar. 2023
Verb
There is a point in the song after the second verse where the drums and vocal fall away before revving up again, and when Boumendil hears it, he’s repeatedly been close to tears.
—Elias Leight, Billboard, 13 June 2025
Each booster stage separates and falls away sequentially after burning out, the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation explained.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 June 2025
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“Fallaway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fallaway. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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