How to Use away in a Sentence

away

1 of 2 adverb
Definition of awaynext
Synonyms for awaynext
  • The will was locked away in the safe.
  • We rowed away from the shore.
  • He pulled his arm away from the hot stove.
  • Roll up the rug and carry it away.
  • She turned her face away.
  • She hopes to get away early.
  • The family next door moved away.
  • She stowed the luggage away in the overhead compartment.
  • You should keep away from the dog. It could be dangerous.
  • At one point, Death gives his—and the play’s—game away.
    — Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 12 June 2023
  • Back home, the gloom of a painful work stoppage seemed far away.
    — Todd Robinson, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Aug. 2023
  • The driver put their hands up, and the press was ushered away.
    — Samuel Schaffer, Washington Examiner, 17 Dec. 2023
  • Okoronkwo popped up and smacked Hudson in the head, and dashed away.
    — cleveland, 30 July 2023
  • Police believe the 32-year-old wrestled the gun away from the 36-year-old.
    — Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 15 Mar. 2024
  • To date, not a single tool has made it through the process, and the deadline is three months away.
    — Lyndsay Winkley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 June 2023
  • So that prospect is never too far away on a movie like this.
    — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Mar. 2024
  • The State, Seattle Want to spend your time away walking by the water?
    — Emily Longeretta, Variety, 15 Jan. 2024
  • Now the Packers are two wins away from a Super Bowl, but the odds are still against them.
    — Ricardo Torres, Journal Sentinel, 15 Jan. 2024
  • Divers who try to brush them off inevitably peel away some wood.
    — CBS News, 23 Sep. 2023
  • Christmas is just a little more than week away, so now’s the time to snag those last-minute gifts.
    — Casey Clark, Peoplemag, 16 Dec. 2023
  • Could the Padres pry Cody Bellinger away from the Cubs for a quality fix in center or at first base?
    — Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2023
  • Two hours away from a postgame trip to Dairy Queen, a park ball team would deserve better, too.
    — Kevin Scarbinsky | , al, 11 June 2023
  • The aftermath of the blast could be seen from several blocks away.
    — Jordan Freiman, CBS News, 5 Dec. 2023
  • Kyle McCord, though, fumbled the ball away on a sack on the following play.
    — Nathan Baird, cleveland, 16 Sep. 2023
  • Moreno stands a few feet away, smiling as That Mexican OT works the room.
    — Jaime Falcón, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2023
  • Stanford comes in at two hours and 35 minutes away, and Utah is two hours and six minutes.
    — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 9 Aug. 2023
  • But, in the meantime, summer and its days of sunshine did not seem to silently fold their tents and steal away.
    — Martin Weil, Washington Post, 23 Sep. 2023
  • Sitting and sunning by the 14th floor pool puts you steps away from the poolside cafe Bella’s Rooftop Bar.
    — Essence, 4 Dec. 2023
  • Frank James attempted to take that sense of safety away and inject fear and chaos into the heart of the city.
    — Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN, 5 Oct. 2023
  • Asante Samuel allowed a 41-yard completion on the game’s first play, and got away with it.
    — Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Oct. 2023
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away

2 of 2 adjective
  • The team played both home games and away games.
  • They are away for the weekend.
  • The away team bats at the top of the inning, followed by the home team.
    — Orlando Mayorquin, USA TODAY, 19 May 2022
  • The setup of four home and four away games will remain the same.
    — Alexis Cubit, The Courier-Journal, 28 June 2022
  • For the Liberty, that will be 16 home and 16 away games.
    — Sarah Valenzuela, Star Tribune, 13 Apr. 2021
  • Here is a breakdown of the Cougars’ road and away games on both the men’s and women’s sides.
    — Alex Vejar, The Salt Lake Tribune, 20 July 2023
  • Christian Pulisic’s goal in the 14th minute gave Chelsea the crucial away goal.
    — Tim Bielik, cleveland, 5 May 2021
  • Since January, the point guard had played in away games.
    — Tori B. Powell, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2022
  • The principal had to come in and talk to us at the hockey rink once, at an away game.
    — New York Times, 31 Dec. 2021
  • The team starts the season a week earlier, on May 13, with an away game.
    — Alex Groth, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 23 Mar. 2022
  • The Browns exit their bye week and hit the road, hoping to win their first away game since Week 1.
    — David Hill, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2022
  • The Bruins kick off a three-game stretch of away games next week at Butler.
    — The Courier-Journal, 10 Sep. 2022
  • As a cheerleader, Y.Y. went to all of Howard's away games with the football team.
    — Carol Sutton Lewis, Scientific American, 29 Sep. 2022
  • The team will start the season with an away game a week earlier, on May 13.
    — Alex Groth, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 17 Feb. 2022
  • The Portland State men couldn’t get out of town for an away game at Montana.
    — Bill Oram, oregonlive, 24 Feb. 2023
  • But losing this Saturday in the first away match of the season?
    — Dallas News, 23 Apr. 2021
  • Those away games were against schools like Hawaii that have nearby air bases.
    — Andrew Beaton, WSJ, 25 Nov. 2022
  • There, the league can see photos of Rodgers boarding the team's charter flight for away games.
    — Mike Freeman, USA TODAY, 6 Nov. 2021
  • Cameroon won the second leg 2-1 in the final moments of the match and qualified for the World Cup on the away goals rule.
    — Graham Dunbar, ajc, 7 Dec. 2022
  • According to the Kansas City Star, the students were en route to an away game.
    — Kevin L. Clark, Essence, 18 Nov. 2021
  • Unlike many of their Pac-12 peers, the Bears don’t fly charter to every away game.
    — Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 Mar. 2023
  • Porto will be considered the away team in the second leg.
    — Tim Bielik, cleveland, 13 Apr. 2021
  • Texas blew both of its leads at away games against Texas Tech and now Oklahoma State.
    — Dallas News, 22 Oct. 2022
  • So work is a way to add or take away energy from a system.
    — Wired, 24 July 2022
  • To start the year, the Crimsons have made their way through a difficult schedule filled with away games.
    — J.l. Kirven, The Courier-Journal, 15 Dec. 2021
  • In away matches, the Rising have eight wins, four losses and two draws, good for 1.86 points per match.
    — Theo MacKie, The Arizona Republic, 6 Oct. 2021
  • The team's next away game is scheduled for Jan. 5 against the Indiana Pacers.
    — Jason Duaine Hahn, PEOPLE.com, 29 Dec. 2021
  • Just two wins in eight true away games, with five of those losses coming by at least nine points.
    — Nick Moyle, San Antonio Express-News, 14 Feb. 2022
  • But what better way to kick off a stretch of four away games in five weeks than with a trip to South Florida?
    — Baltimore Sun Staff, baltimoresun.com, 11 Nov. 2021
  • Listening in our house to the away games and letting the voices of those teams share my perception of the game, and shape it.
    — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 7 Feb. 2024

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