pull away

verb

pulled away; pulling away; pulls away

intransitive verb

1
: to draw oneself back or away : withdraw
2
: to move off or ahead

Examples of pull away in a Sentence

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In Omaha, a small group of people came out to protest the raids, and some of them even jumped on the front bumper of a vehicle to try to stop officers in one location while others threw rocks at officials' vehicles as a white bus carrying workers pulled away from a plant. Arkansas Online, 11 June 2025 Gilbert came back to win the 3,200, sitting on Glastonbury’s Lauren Parrett, then pulling away in the last lap to win in 10:48.36. Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 7 June 2025 Bake for 30 to 35 minutes until golden brown, the edges are slightly pulled away from the pan, and the cream cheese is puffed up. Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 6 June 2025 Their pages are well-reinforced and won’t pull away from binding on their own. Bestreviews, Mercury News, 3 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for pull away

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1934, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of pull away was circa 1934

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“Pull away.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pull%20away. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.

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