come away from
phrasal verb
came away from; come away from; coming away from; comes away from
: to move away from (an area, place, etc.)
The guard told him to come away from the door.
—often used figurativelyMost readers come away from the book feeling reassured.
It was a difficult experience, but she came away from it a stronger and more confident person.
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Before the disqualification, she had been guaranteed to come away from the Paris Olympics with either a gold or silver medal in a remarkable tale of overcoming adversity.
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Aditi Sangal, CNN, 8 Aug. 2024
Wasserman also came away from Paris with a big-picture lesson.
—David Wharton, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2024
Kathleen Jordan, the creator of Netflix’s The Decameron, came away from her pandemic-era reading of Boccaccio with a very different understanding.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 31 July 2024
But things began to change a couple of years ago, when Nina, now 28, would come away from hanging out with Alicia feeling uneasy.
—Daisy Schofield, refinery29.com, 5 Feb. 2024
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Aditi Sangal, CNN, 8 Aug. 2024
Wasserman also came away from Paris with a big-picture lesson.
—David Wharton, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2024
Kathleen Jordan, the creator of Netflix’s The Decameron, came away from her pandemic-era reading of Boccaccio with a very different understanding.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 31 July 2024
But things began to change a couple of years ago, when Nina, now 28, would come away from hanging out with Alicia feeling uneasy.
—Daisy Schofield, refinery29.com, 5 Feb. 2024
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“Come away from.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come%20away%20from. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.
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