pull away
Idioms-
Move away or withdraw, as in The car pulled away from the curb . [Mid-1900s]
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Move ahead or forward, as in His horse pulled away and took the lead .
Example Sentences
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A major concern is the possibility that customers could pull away from Super Micro to avoid having any ties to the company.
From Barron's
U.S. oil prices have still climbed more than 40% since the war began but Brent crude and other benchmarks have started to pull away in recent days—Brent is up 57% since the conflict started.
From Barron's
Anna May stiffened but she didn’t pull away.
From Literature
And Theo can see it, can see that something in me has changed, that a light has gone off, that something in me has pulled away.
From Literature
Then the Knights pulled away in the fourth quarter with Smith and Griffin stepping up.
From Los Angeles Times
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