walkaway
an easy victory or conquest.
a patient or inmate who escapes from an institution by walking away when not being supervised or guarded.
Origin of walkaway
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How to use walkaway in a sentence
We want [fans] to walk away changed or better or at least entertained by it.
After a few moments, four officers exited the vehicle, causing the man to turn and walk away quickly.
Generally when Republican candidates walk away from any of these core conservative principles, they pay a price.
With Ernst and Gardner, Republicans Think They’ve Found the Formula | Eleanor Clift | November 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn every negotiation, your strongest tool is the ability to walk away.
Adrian Grenier Talks the Economy, the ‘Entourage’ Movie, and the HBO Series’ Alleged ‘Misogyny’ | Marlow Stern | October 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWhat do you hope people who read this book will walk away from it thinking?
Men are tapped on the shoulder by a civil gentleman in a sack suit, and walk away with him, never to be seen again.
The Amazing Interlude | Mary Roberts RinehartOn her saying she could, request her to pass her arm round the leg of the table or piano, join her hands, and walk away.
Harper's Young People, November 30, 1880 | VariousShe is full half again as big as we, and she would sail around us a dozen times and then walk away from us without half-trying.
The Rival Campers | Ruel Perley SmithHollister saw him go about selecting tools, shoulder them and walk away to work in the timber.
The Hidden Places | Bertrand W. SinclairWhen he called at the studio this morning I felt proud to walk away with him.
Patchwork | Anna Balmer Myers
British Dictionary definitions for walk away
to leave, esp callously and disregarding someone else's distress
walk away with to achieve or win easily
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