make away

verb(intr, adverb)

to depart in haste
make away with
- to steal or abduct
- to kill, destroy, or get rid of

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How to use make away in a sentence

They must not, however, in any case shed blood, and dare only make away with their victim by strangling.
A Woman's Journey Round the World | Ida Pfeiffer
He had been known to make away with the materials of Lolly's detestable occupation when he got the chance.
The Creators | May Sinclair
Quiroga had seen the elevation of Rosas with ill-concealed disgust, and the new Dictator resolved to make away with him.
Argentina | W. A. Hirst
Far more would they have been pleased to see the animals turn tail, and make away from them.
The Vee-Boers | Mayne Reid
The farmer and Rhoda, deeming that there had been a show of inhospitality, pressed him to make away with this forlorn remainder.
Rhoda Fleming, Complete | George Meredith

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