take away from

1. Detract, as in Her straggly hair takes away from her otherwise attractive appearance. [Second half of 1800s]

Example Sentences

And yet the numbers aren’t really what you take away from watching Doncic on the court.

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"What's the lesson you take away from this? You're better being lucky than good," former Scotland midfielder Michael Stewart said on BBC Sportsound.

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But, if there’s one thing you take away from this article and the accompanying recipe, let it be the habit of boiling your Swiss chard.

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"I feel like I wish the council would do better and that they would see all children, not just able-bodied children first, because implementing a ramp, for example, it doesn't take away from able-bodied children; it just opens things up to more children," Ms Crosby-Read said.

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What does Mosley hope readers take away from “Gray Dawn,” Easy’s midlife novel?

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