walk away with (something)
phrasal verb
walked away with (something); walking away with (something); walks away with (something)
informal
: to win (something) especially in an easy way
He walked away with first place.
Examples of walk away with (something) in a Sentence
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Kenya Coulter Rancho Bernardo Gymnastics A near-perfect floor exercise routine that scored 9.825 points (out a 10.0 maximum), helped the Broncos standout to walk away with the compulsory all-around championship with 38.8 points.
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Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 May 2024
The Overall Impact These women labored over their respective segments of this project with exactness and intentionality, hoping that all participants would walk away with meaningful and memorable experiences that outlasted the moment.
—Essence, 21 May 2024
Taylor Wilson: And Keith, what can audiences expect to walk away with or learn about the case in this series?
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 21 May 2024
That would mean all of the NBA’s TV broadcasters would walk away with fewer games in the upcoming media rights deals, despite having to pay more to carry them.
—Paolo Confino, Fortune, 1 May 2024
That means even if Biden wins Maine, Trump could walk away with an electoral vote from the 2nd District.
—Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 16 Apr. 2024
By the end of the five-day trial, jurors would walk away with a better understanding of Koreatown’s underbelly and be left to determine Cho’s role in it.
—Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2024
There, the beach was a five-minute walk away with no roads and no motorbikes, and their home was a four-bedroom house that their father, a fisherman, built himself.
—Maahil Mohamed Elke Scholiers, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2024
According to Boeing’s most recent proxy statement, Calhoun is set to walk away with about $15 million worth of stock, cash and options in retirement.
—Allison Morrow, CNN, 26 Mar. 2024
Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 May 2024
The Overall Impact These women labored over their respective segments of this project with exactness and intentionality, hoping that all participants would walk away with meaningful and memorable experiences that outlasted the moment.
—Essence, 21 May 2024
Taylor Wilson: And Keith, what can audiences expect to walk away with or learn about the case in this series?
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 21 May 2024
That would mean all of the NBA’s TV broadcasters would walk away with fewer games in the upcoming media rights deals, despite having to pay more to carry them.
—Paolo Confino, Fortune, 1 May 2024
That means even if Biden wins Maine, Trump could walk away with an electoral vote from the 2nd District.
—Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 16 Apr. 2024
By the end of the five-day trial, jurors would walk away with a better understanding of Koreatown’s underbelly and be left to determine Cho’s role in it.
—Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2024
There, the beach was a five-minute walk away with no roads and no motorbikes, and their home was a four-bedroom house that their father, a fisherman, built himself.
—Maahil Mohamed Elke Scholiers, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2024
According to Boeing’s most recent proxy statement, Calhoun is set to walk away with about $15 million worth of stock, cash and options in retirement.
—Allison Morrow, CNN, 26 Mar. 2024
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