How to Use away in a Sentence
- The will was locked away in the safe.
- We rowed away from the shore.
- He pulled his arm away from the hot stove.
- Roll up the rug and carry it away.
- She turned her face away.
- She hopes to get away early.
- The family next door moved away.
- She stowed the luggage away in the overhead compartment.
- You should keep away from the dog. It could be dangerous.
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But the dude gives the ball away.
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Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
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Her pace does not give her age away.
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Literary Hub,
3 Apr. 2026
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Look away, Nordic sauna purists.
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Maureen O'Hare,
CNN Money,
7 Mar. 2026
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The long hair of their youth is now gone, chopped away.
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Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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But Birdville shaved away the deficit to close.
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Myah Taylor,
Dallas Morning News,
6 Mar. 2026
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But there is a lot to be done with the draft six weeks away.
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Law Murray,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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The red carpet is just an hour away.
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Dalila Muata,
NBC news,
5 May 2026
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But that world seems to be going away.
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Ivana Johnston,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Move stacked firewood far away from the house.
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Lee Wallender,
The Spruce,
18 May 2026
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Throw it away or take it back for a refund.
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Emily Kay Votruba,
EverydayHealth.com,
27 Feb. 2026
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Keep hands and feet away from moving parts.
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Kaycee Sloan,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
23 Jan. 2026
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What’s the acting role that got away?
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Scott Feinberg,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Nov. 2025
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Parks, bars, and dining are steps away.
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The Week Us,
TheWeek,
22 June 2026
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Step away, reset, then come back clear.
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Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
21 Apr. 2026
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The Hall of Fame is just weeks away.
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Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
23 Oct. 2025
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First, mast cells branched away from the early macrophages.
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Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
25 May 2026
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Once slush forms, use a shovel to scoop the ice away.
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Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
23 Jan. 2026
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The mother was able to pull the child away from the dog.
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Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
20 Feb. 2026
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Divers who try to brush them off inevitably peel away some wood.
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CBS News,
23 Sep. 2023
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Pull the tick away from your skin with steady, even pressure.
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Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
18 May 2026
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Back home, the gloom of a painful work stoppage seemed far away.
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Todd Robinson,
The Hollywood Reporter,
19 Aug. 2023
- The team played both home games and away games.
- They are away for the weekend.
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There were jeers from the away end.
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George Caulkin,
New York Times,
25 May 2026
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The away kit is… none of those things.
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Nick Miller,
New York Times,
15 Aug. 2025
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The away end is not for turning.
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George Caulkin,
New York Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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The away kit marked an even bigger shift.
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Tiana Randall,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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Their away form, for the first time this season, does not.
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Sukhman Singh,
New York Times,
16 May 2026
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Pearce was in Shrewsbury to see the rare away win.
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Michael Walker,
New York Times,
27 Jan. 2026
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Home and away jerseys for his home club, Barcelona.
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Ken Sugiura,
AJC.com,
21 June 2026
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Fans have to walk through a field and cross a river to get to the away end.
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James Horncastle,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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The tone was set from the moment the away team arrived.
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Harry De Cosemo,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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The setup of four home and four away games will remain the same.
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Alexis Cubit,
The Courier-Journal,
28 June 2022
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This crowd was crazy, an away game, a great defense playing.
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Scott Dochterman,
New York Times,
28 Sep. 2025
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The away end is a bit of a dump; the seating rake is too shallow.
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Andy Mitten,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
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The away team bats at the top of the inning, followed by the home team.
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Orlando Mayorquin,
USA TODAY,
19 May 2022
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Those away games were against schools like Hawaii that have nearby air bases.
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Andrew Beaton,
WSJ,
25 Nov. 2022
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The away fans rose to salute their team with warm applause and chants of support.
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James McNicholas,
New York Times,
20 Apr. 2026
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An away end full of only the monied and tourists will all but silence the noise.
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Andy Mitten,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
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Packed bars during away matches.
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Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 Mar. 2026
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Just two wins in eight true away games, with five of those losses coming by at least nine points.
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Nick Moyle,
San Antonio Express-News,
14 Feb. 2022
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That’s always something that happens in a far away land.
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Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
15 Jan. 2026
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Jimenez saw off three challenges and found the net in front of an ecstatic away end.
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Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
11 June 2026
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The Mud Hens played an away game in Columbus.
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Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
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The principal had to come in and talk to us at the hockey rink once, at an away game.
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New York Times,
31 Dec. 2021
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Chants from some of the away fans then got darker, hence the statements that followed.
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Rob Tanner,
New York Times,
10 Nov. 2025
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But their 11 away defeats were telling; no side in the top-16 lost more.
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George Caulkin,
New York Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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So, while each game will have a home and away team, both teams will be represented on the field.
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Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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Type your away message in the Message box, and click Save.
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Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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La Habra plays an away game in its regional final.
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Steve Fryer,
Oc Register,
30 Nov. 2025
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Here is a breakdown of the Cougars’ road and away games on both the men’s and women’s sides.
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Alex Vejar,
The Salt Lake Tribune,
20 July 2023
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