walkaway
Americannoun
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an easy victory or conquest.
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a patient or inmate who escapes from an institution by walking away when not being supervised or guarded.
Etymology
Origin of walkaway
First recorded in 1885–90; noun use of verb phrase walk away
Example Sentences
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This week’s outcome, if it holds, is a poor cousin even to the simpler walkaway option.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 15, 2026
Alas, there was no joy in Dudville: Marshall lost in a walkaway, 17-4.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 2, 2018
The collapse his novel describes is eased not by state action or the marketplace but by a walkaway network driven by the gift economy, a model anthropologists think dates to prehistory.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2017
Buchanan won in a walkaway, but his presidency was a disaster from the beginning.
From Washington Post • Sep. 30, 2016
"Why, bless my soul, we're going to see a real game after all, and not a walkaway."
From Jack Winters' Gridiron Chums by Overton, Mark
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