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Synonyms for pull away
pul·l away

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  1. withdraw, retreat, pull away, draw back, recede, pull back, retire, move backverb

    pull back or move away or backward

    "The enemy withdrew"; "The limo pulled away from the curb"

    Synonyms:
    call in, swallow, sequester, lose, seclude, crawfish out, drop off, retire, crawfish, hit the hay, retreat, take, back away, strike out, back out, put out, take back, hit the sack, take out, fall back, unsay, turn in, crawl in, bow out, fall behind, draw back, recede, bed, sack out, recall, move back, retrograde, call back, go to sleep, sequestrate, draw, pull in one's horns, take away, go to bed, adjourn, disengage, withdraw, draw off, retract, pull back, kip down, remove

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#115009sequester
#310890seclude

How to use pull away in a sentence?

  1. Drake Ross:

    I kind of likened it to a hangnail, you know, you’ve got this piece hanging there, and if it gets caught in the knee joint, it’s going to hurt real bad. It could lock up or it could pull away at the good tissue.

  2. Sophia Contos:

    He's looking around, looking at the cookies, and I keep my hands on the box, and (he starts) to pull away and all of a sudden he goes for it. I jerk it away, but then he's like too strong, so he gets it.

  3. Paralympian Schar:

    I'm always trying to pull away and go for a fast time, i had no idea if they're just behind me or if they're minutes away or if they're getting closer or if I'm going away. It's difficult.

  4. Brian Encinia:

    When you pull away from me, you're resisting arrest.

  5. David Lafferty:

    If Bernie begins to pull away, that's positive for President Trump -- and by extension, positive for stocks.


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  • ابتعدArabic
  • оторваться, отдаляться, отрываться, отдалитьсяRussian

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