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trail away

British

verb

(intr, adverb) to become fainter, quieter, or weaker

his voice trailed off

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trail away

Let’s build our own trail away from the highway,’” Stouffer told the Times.

From Washington Times ● Sep. 5, 2015

To blaze a clear trail away from such catastrophic industrial follies will be the vital task of the new Conference.

From Time Magazine Archive

I let my voice trail away as my thoughts raced ahead of it fitting things together.

From "Kindred" by Octavia Butler

We could only watch his footsteps trail away.

From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs

I let my words trail away, unsure what to say next.

From "The Old Willis Place" by Mary Downing Hahn

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