How to Use pull away in a Sentence

pull away

verb
  • Porch pulled away from the house.
    — Doug Myers, CBS News, 26 Apr. 2026
  • The Nuggets pulled away from there.
    — Oc Register, 31 Jan. 2026
  • Dry soil may pull away from the sides of the pot.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 30 Apr. 2026
  • In the end, though, the Bisons will pull away.
    — Arkansas Online, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Sochan had to be pulled away from the 76ers’ bench.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2026
  • Picture a prism pulling away from a stack of blocks.
    — Fred A. Bernstein, Architectural Digest, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Finland then pulled away with four straight goals.
    — ABC News, 18 May 2026
  • Georgi then watched as the trio pulled away in their cab.
    — Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Hingham flipped a switch, and was able to pull away late.
    — Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 6 Jan. 2026
  • Horner gets in the driver seat and pulls away from the house.
    — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Apr. 2026
  • What the divers can’t pull away by hand is cut with scissors.
    — Bobby Caina Calvan, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2023
  • That shift can be scary for parents who feel their teens pull away.
    — Rachel Hale, USA Today, 23 May 2026
  • Hawaii pulled away to win the set 25-18.
    — Jordan Puente, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
  • There was like the slight touch and then the pulling away and then pulling him back in.
    — Maureen Lee Lenker Published, EW.com, 9 Aug. 2025
  • At this point, gums will start to pull away from the teeth and some bone will be lost.
    — Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 25 Nov. 2023
  • Talk to your daughter about pulling away from this girl — at least for now.
    — Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2026
  • But even Mitthoo is pulling away, lost in her own secret.
    — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 29 Apr. 2026
  • The woman saw a dark-colored sedan pull away from the scene.
    — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
  • The white van pulled away, and the short man began walking.
    — Dan Barry, New York Times, 12 May 2026
  • Her breaths were shallow and left her body in pale clouds that the cold night pulled away.
    — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Or one of the legs was pulled away and the leg bones were dropped away from the skeleton.
    — Jeanne Timmons, Ars Technica, 7 July 2024
  • The Lancers pulled away for a 52-39 win.
    — Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
  • The sound of a car suddenly pulling away sends a shock down his spine.
    — Barry Levitt, TIME, 28 Nov. 2024
  • The couple each reel hard while the rod bows over with the force of the fish pulling away.
    — Irene Wright The Charlotte Observer (tns), al, 3 July 2023
  • The tamale should be able to easily pull away from the husk once cooked.
    — Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Oct. 2023
  • Instead, the adults were pulled away from the shore and went under.
    — Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 16 Apr. 2026
  • As the truck pulled away, two gunmen were revealed and opened fire on them.
    — Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 25 May 2026
  • The car then backs up slightly and begins pulling away, the video shows.
    — Dan Mangan, CNBC, 7 Jan. 2026
  • During this time, the gums start to pull away (recede) from the teeth.
    — Cristina Mutchler, Verywell Health, 3 July 2024
  • Later, his mother was pulled away, too.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 27 Aug. 2025

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