come away from
phrasal verb
came away from; come away from; coming away from; comes away from
: to move away from (an area, place, etc.)
The guard told him to come away from the door.
—often used figurativelyMost readers come away from the book feeling reassured.
It was a difficult experience, but she came away from it a stronger and more confident person.
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Court filings state that Synan, a nationally renowned figure in the fight against the opioid crisis, came away from a February 2024 meeting with Kobasuk believing his firing to be imminent.
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Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 3 July 2025
While talks fell apart back in the day, coming away from a global pandemic can serve as an inspiration for a director and scribe whose previous work on the subject seemed prescience for a year when 2020 was destitute and shut down.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 18 June 2025
Barbra Banda scored in the 58th minute as the NWSL second-place Orlando Pride came away from PayPal Park with a 1-0 win over Bay FC on Friday night.
—Compiled From Wire Reports, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 June 2025
And what was especially cool about working on that project coming away from Monsters is Monsters was about real-world events, whereas Grotesquerie was the brainchild of Ryan Murphy.
—Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 10 June 2025
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Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 3 July 2025
While talks fell apart back in the day, coming away from a global pandemic can serve as an inspiration for a director and scribe whose previous work on the subject seemed prescience for a year when 2020 was destitute and shut down.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 18 June 2025
Barbra Banda scored in the 58th minute as the NWSL second-place Orlando Pride came away from PayPal Park with a 1-0 win over Bay FC on Friday night.
—Compiled From Wire Reports, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 June 2025
And what was especially cool about working on that project coming away from Monsters is Monsters was about real-world events, whereas Grotesquerie was the brainchild of Ryan Murphy.
—Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 10 June 2025
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“Come away from.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come%20away%20from. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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