pull away

Idioms  

1. Move away or withdraw, as in The car pulled away from the curb . [Mid-1900s]

2. Move ahead or forward, as in His horse pulled away and took the lead .

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Example Sentences

So as soon as she pulled away to meet a cosmetology client, he planted a white plastic folding chair in the middle of the empty spot.

From The Wall Street Journal

A tractor pulled away from what was once a house.

From BBC

But for me, right now, that feels like a pull away from something inside my heart.

From Literature

Early in the pandemic, for example, Pacific Valley continued to lend to boutique hotels that other banks had pulled away from.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Initially, yes. But then Simon went missing and Colin was pulled away from the operation, so we had to improvise.”

From Literature

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