up and away
Americanadverb
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upwards and into the distance, as if floating out of sight.
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off to a good start.
verb (used without object)
interjection
Example Sentences
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Worryingly for the Reserve Bank of Australia, core inflation beat market expectations in the fourth quarter, adding to concerns that inflation is continuing to move up and away from its 2.5% target.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 28, 2026
Then, and this was brilliant, he threw up his hands and looked up and away as if to say, “What, am I wrong?”
From Salon • Aug. 24, 2024
It was on a 95-mph fastball up and away.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 26, 2023
Yet his gift is to remain a romantic: in love with the ragged California coast, which, however cruelly man intervenes, twists up and away into natural beauty, beyond our true dominion.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2023
Roz struggled to her feet and then leaped up and away to safety.
From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown
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