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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“I didn’t come away thinking this thing should still be 100 cents on the dollar,” Hileman said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 20, 2026
Every customer pays £7 to shop, and the charity said most come away with bags of goods with a retail value of £30-£35.
From BBC ● May 27, 2026
“You’re not going to come away with the wins,” Debbie said.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 25, 2026
Visitors often come away feeling that the White House and its spaces, including those they’ve seen on television, are smaller than they realized.
From Slate ● May 18, 2026
He’d come away with eighteen fish and had furthermore set his net in the dark beside a large and labyrinthine kelp island.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
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