come away
Britishverb
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to become detached
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(foll by with) to leave (with)
Example Sentences
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All in all, I come away from Mr. Warsh’s early months in office feeling I’ve gotten to know him better.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
I think you’re going to come away from seeing the movie and relating it to what is going on in the world at the moment.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
But it’s hard to come away from her story believing that such a result would be attainable for others.
From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026
It’s easy to read the report and come away with the idea that eating too many granola bars or bags of pretzels could be doing harm to your family without you realizing it.
From Slate ● Sep. 14, 2026
I didn’t plan on flat out asking these questions, but I did think that by getting inside the Pastors’ house and meeting Ginnie Sue, I’d come away with some idea of the answers.
From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls
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