as in to detach
Related Words
Relevance
Dissimilar Words
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of pull away
This sparked an argument between the two that made Brown start pulling away.
—
Daysia Tolentino, EW.com, 25 June 2025
Police believe Kernodle, Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen and Ethan Chapin were stabbed to death by a masked intruder in an off-campus home in Moscow, Idaho, just minutes after the DoorDash driver pulled away.
—Sasha Pezenik, ABC News, 25 June 2025
The play added even more momentum to the shorthanded Lynx, who pulled away to beat Los Angeles 82-66 at Target Center and improve to a WNBA-best 12-1.
Lynx star Napheesa Collier missed the contest after leaving Tuesday’s win with lower back soreness.
—Mike Cook, Twin Cities, 22 June 2025
Pierce physically attempted to turn her around, but Glover was pulling away.
—Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 7 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for pull away
Daysia Tolentino, EW.com, 25 June 2025
Police believe Kernodle, Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen and Ethan Chapin were stabbed to death by a masked intruder in an off-campus home in Moscow, Idaho, just minutes after the DoorDash driver pulled away.
—Sasha Pezenik, ABC News, 25 June 2025
The play added even more momentum to the shorthanded Lynx, who pulled away to beat Los Angeles 82-66 at Target Center and improve to a WNBA-best 12-1.
Lynx star Napheesa Collier missed the contest after leaving Tuesday’s win with lower back soreness.
—Mike Cook, Twin Cities, 22 June 2025
Pierce physically attempted to turn her around, but Glover was pulling away.
—Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 7 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for pull away
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pull away
Verb
-
Detachable zones can be attached and detached at will, usually to many possible sections of the tray.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
14 July 2025
-
Corn is most flavorful at the moment of harvest so drop it into boiling water as soon as it’s detached from the plant and shucked.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
12 July 2025
Verb
-
Moore explained to jurors that Autopilot automatically disengages if a driver fails to put hands on the wheel after receiving three audible warnings.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
18 July 2025
-
McCray disengaged, but saw Corder drop to the ground.—
Chris Ramirez,
jsonline.com,
18 July 2025
Verb
-
Villagers flee their homes near the Thai border in Cambodia's Oddar Meanchey province on July 25, 2025.—
Shane Croucher
John Feng,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 July 2025
-
Yang’s deportation to Laos – a country her parents were forced to flee following US military intervention – underscores the sweeping and aggressive tactics Trump’s White House is using to expel immigrants.—
Lex Harvey,
CNN Money,
25 July 2025
Verb
-
These multiband images will help disentangle features like swirling gas and magnetic fields, painting a more dynamic, multidimensional portrait of black hole environments.—
Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
19 June 2025
-
Regulation could also help disentangle nutrition research from Big Food funding, Dr. Zeide says.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
10 June 2025
Verb
-
Where will flags be at half-staff in Wisconsin? Per Evers' executive order, American flag and the Wisconsin state flag fly half-staff at all buildings, grounds and military installations belonging to the state of Wisconsin.—
Cailey Gleeson,
jsonline.com,
19 July 2025
-
The scene concludes with a lot of digital images flying up on the screen and some positively insane synthesizer music from composer Ennio Morricone.—
Jordan Hoffman,
EW.com,
19 July 2025
Verb
-
Their margins have shrunk as competition and the share of money in low-cost index funds have grown.—
Hank Tucker,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
-
Among other things, the court has handed the administration wins on its efforts to shrink the size of the federal government, immigration enforcement, deportations, scaling back legal protections for transgender people, removing independent government watchdogs and more.—
Sonam Sheth
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 July 2025
Verb
-
But thousands of miles away, executives at China’s leading autonomous driving firms didn’t flinch.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
15 July 2025
-
Sipp slightly flinched his left arm before throwing a pitch to Emmanuel Burriss, allowing Miguel Tejada to score and sending San Francisco to its fourth straight win.—
Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
25 June 2025
Verb
-
Because as our founders knew so well, human nature recoils all too often at the inconveniences and frustrations of self-government.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
6 July 2025
-
Here was a man whose music pleaded for recognition but whose body recoiled from it.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
5 July 2025
Cite this Entry
“Pull away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pull%20away. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share