chase away
Example Sentences
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We ride along with ranger Ian Van Nest, who is looking for a stubborn bear that he and his colleagues tried to chase away earlier that day.
From BBC • Dec. 17, 2024
It doesn’t hurt to know what’s in your food, but I’m trying to chase away the sense of “Oh, my God, this banana has so-and-so calories, I can’t have it.”
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 5, 2024
In China, people customarily light firecrackers, which are thought to chase away the fearful monster Nian.
From National Geographic • Feb. 5, 2024
She claimed the North scrambled warplanes to chase away the U.S. plane.
From Washington Times • Jul. 11, 2023
With this information, the members of her band can put their heads together and discuss whether they should approach the river, chase away the lion and hunt the bison.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
