as in to detach
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Examples 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
Armed with a 40-36 lead at halftime, the Terps kept trying to pull away from the Bruins (12-4, 3-2).
—
Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 11 Jan. 2025
UConn pulled away quickly in the second half, forcing three turnovers against the Hoyas in the first four minutes and finding more consistency from 3-point range.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 11 Jan. 2025
The duo later pulled away from the Panthers in Week 14 while totaling 93 of their 209 rushing yards on zone reads.
—Brooks Kubena, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
Porzingis scored 25 points, including 15 in an impressive first quarter, and grabbed 11 rebounds — six defensive, five offensive — as Boston pulled away late in Denver to win 118-106.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for pull away 
Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 11 Jan. 2025
UConn pulled away quickly in the second half, forcing three turnovers against the Hoyas in the first four minutes and finding more consistency from 3-point range.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 11 Jan. 2025
The duo later pulled away from the Panthers in Week 14 while totaling 93 of their 209 rushing yards on zone reads.
—Brooks Kubena, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
Porzingis scored 25 points, including 15 in an impressive first quarter, and grabbed 11 rebounds — six defensive, five offensive — as Boston pulled away late in Denver to win 118-106.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for pull away
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pull away
Verb
-
The first stage, or the rocket’s bottommost portion, fired its engines for more than three minutes before detaching from New Glenn’s upper portion.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN,
16 Jan. 2025
-
After birth, the placenta naturally detaches and is expelled after the baby is born during vaginal birth or is removed by doctors during a c-section.—
Christina Montoya Fiedler,
Parents,
14 Jan. 2025
Verb
-
Most of the Bills players disengaged from their blocks and began walking, assuming the play was over.—
Joe Buscaglia,
The Athletic,
23 Jan. 2025
-
Hot To Handle, said this is becoming trickier as young viewers disengage from traditional TV.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
23 Jan. 2025
Verb
-
With the brutality and U.S. support continuing, refugees would continue to flee by sea, landing in South Florida.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
26 Jan. 2025
-
Investigators believe that an armed assailant entered the location and fired a gun, and then fled the scene, police said.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 Jan. 2025
Verb
-
The sense that any one of their lives could suddenly be upended by the chance to emigrate is felt in every scene, as if the reality of contemporary Cuba could not be disentangled from its increasingly porous relationship to the world at large.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
10 Jan. 2025
-
However, as his work is soaked in fantasies about violent death, his final act is hard to disentangle from his books.—
Ian Buruma,
The New Yorker,
9 Jan. 2025
Verb
-
The Panthers fly out Monday afternoon to Southern California ahead of their four-game road trip that starts against the Anaheim Ducks at 10 p.m. Tuesday.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
20 Jan. 2025
-
Editors are awash with clients and premium microphones are flying off the shelves.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
Verb
-
In the early 20th century, Black farmers owned 16 millions acres of land; today that number has shrunk to roughly a million.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
The Hollywood Reporter,
25 Jan. 2025
-
As their military budgets shrank over the decades, European countries relied heavily on the United States for security, trusting in the NATO pledge that an attack on one member will be treated as an attack on all.—
Josh Holder,
New York Times,
25 Jan. 2025
Verb
-
Before putting the pruning shears in, Charles slightly jabbed them towards Stewart, and the musician pretended to flinch, causing both of them to laugh.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
People.com,
16 Jan. 2025
-
But the Rams — on a mission to win and also lift the spirits of their devastated hometown — did not flinch Monday night.—
Gary Klein,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Jan. 2025
Verb
-
When the Los Angeles riots erupted in 1992, Americans recoiled at the fires silhouetting the downtown skyline.—
Shawn Hubler,
New York Times,
10 Jan. 2025
-
Ruffin and Black accepted, but Wood quickly recoiled.—
Kim Willis,
USA TODAY,
1 Jan. 2025
Thesaurus Entries Near pull away
Cite this Entry
“Pull away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pull%20away. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share