Away in a sentence (esp. good sentence like quote, proverb...)

Antonym: near. Similar words: in a way, get away, await, award, put away, die away, pass away, take away. Meaning: [ə'weɪ]

adj. 1. not present; having left 2. used of an opponent's ground 3. (of a baseball pitch) on the far side of home plate from the batter. adv. 1. from a particular thing or place or position (`forth' is obsolete) 2. from one's possession 3. out of the way (especially away from one's thoughts) 4. out of existence 5. at a distance in space or time 6. indicating continuing action; continuously or steadily 7. so as to be removed or gotten rid of 8. freely or at will 9. in or into a proper place (especially for storage or safekeeping) 10. in a different direction 11. in reserve; not for immediate use.

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61. Palmer kept hammering away at his report.

62. His voice sounded faint and far away.

63. Several children are away from school because of illness.

64. He did not reply to her question right away.

65. The sea stretched away to the distant horizon.

66. He hated to be away from his family.

67. How can I hide away, the whim of fate.

68. He was led away to jail in handcuffs.

68. Sentencedict.com try its best to collect and build good sentences.

69. The dentist picked away several instruments.

70. He was called away by his friend.

71. He led them away from a marsh.

72. A man was crawling away from the burning wreckage.

73. He slogged away at that report for weeks.

74. Self-doubt began to gnaw away at her confidence.

75. She carefully scraped away the top layer of paint.

76. The thief bore away my watch.

77. Her horse ran away with her.

78. Their vast fortune has dwindled away.

79. The station is a few minutes' walk away.

80. They shouldn't be allowed to get away with it.

81. Peter fainted away with the shock of the news.

82. He was muttering away to himself.

83. He has dribbled away his time and energy.

84. I stomped on his toes and ran away.

85. They stashed the guns away under the ground.

86. The ground dropped away sheer at our feet.

87. Inflation has whittled away their savings.

88. The land to the north-east fell away into meadows.

89. Mary threw away the dead flowers.

90. Conversation with friends soon passes an evening away.

61. There was a roar and a cloud of smoke as the car pulled away from the traffic lights.

62. Stay well away from the helicopter when its blades start to rotate.

63. The bride's father traditionally walks with her to the altar to give her away.

64. The supermarket is giving away a bar of chocolate to everyone who comes today.

65. She meticulously cleaned the gun and locked it away in its case.

66. You need to start putting money away for your old age.

67. I went away to college thinking it would be wall-to-wall parties and all the freedom I wanted.

68. His life is slowly draining away after a long illness.

68. Sentencedict.com try its best to collect and build good sentences.

69. He's been slogging away at that piece of music for weeks.

70. They were shut away in a little room where nobody could overhear.

71. The shop is giving away a sample pack to every customer.

72. The stock-market scandal is refusing to go away, mainly because there's still no consensus over how it should be dealt with.

73. The beggar seized hold of my wallet and ran away.

74. He put away a whole box of chocolates in one evening.

75. Instead of an outright coup attempt, the rebels want to chip away at her authority.

76. I broke away from him and rushed out into the hall.

77. We have just learned with profound sorrow of the passing away of...

78. I believe that the Government's general aim is to whittle away the Welfare State.

79. Household waste is carted away by the city's Sanitation Department.

80. I've arranged with the neighbours about feeding the cat while we are away.

81. In summer, they usually burn some coil incense to keep away the mosquitoes.

82. If I thought I could get away with it, I wouldn't pay any tax at all.

83. The company wanted to break away from its traditional, downmarket image.

84. I had lived two doors away from this family for several years.

85. The farm is isolated; the nearest house is 30 kilometers away.

86. The waste is safely locked away until it is no longer radioactive.

87. She is squirreling the stuff away in one of the closets.

88. The small church of San Michel is tucked away in a narrow back street of Port-au-Prince.

89. The crisp autumn wind is flickering away.

90. The correspondence was all put away in numbered files.

More similar words: in a way, get away, await, award, put away, die away, pass away, take away, turn away, keep away, give away, far and away, away from, back away, break away, clear away, right away, throw away, awareness, be aware of, awaiting, do away with, withdrawal.