walk away from

1. Survive an accident with little injury, as in They were lucky to walk away from that collision . [Second half of 1900s]

2. Refuse to deal with or become involved, abandon, as in No parent finds it easy to walk away from a child in trouble . [Second half of 1900s]

3. Outdo, outrun, or defeat with little difficulty, as in The Packers are walking away from the other teams in their division . [ Slang ] Also see walk over .

Example Sentences

As a potential poster boy for the reimagined event - as a kid he sat rapt in the tribunes in 2014 and won medals at the next two Games - was it a wrench to walk away from the chance of a glorious career conclusion?

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A key risk is that homebuilders walk away from their Millrose contracts, which could lead to losses in a weakening housing market.

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Millrose seeks to mitigate that risk by mixing different landholdings together in a single asset pool—so-called cross collateralization—that makes its less palatable for homebuilders to walk away from a land package .

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“It’s not easy to walk away from our patients, but if we don’t advocate for them, who will?”

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The bar is obviously very high to walk away from a family member.

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Related Words

• bail out 
• drop out 
• pull out 
• quit 
• retire 
• withdraw