drop away
Britishverb
Example Sentences
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"I got it wrong. I felt that was where we were," he told MPs, adding that "things drop away" over Christmas and New Year, but work was now under way "in earnest".
From BBC ● Mar. 17, 2026
Moreover, emotional well-being tends to increase in old age, as personal ambitions drop away and we allow ourselves the time to just be.
From Salon ● Nov. 27, 2023
“The world begins to drop away, there is a rhythm with your arms and legs, you’re in nature and it is an experience of movement,” he says.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 12, 2021
I had no logical reason to drop away from everyone uninvolved and with no reason.
From Slate ● Mar. 31, 2020
When Pete gave the signal, Louie would stretch out his long legs and his opponents would scatter and drop away, in the words of a reporter, “sadly disheartened and disillusioned.”
From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand
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