drop away

Example Sentences

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"I got it wrong. I felt that was where we were," he told MPs, adding that "things drop away" over Christmas and New Year, but work was now under way "in earnest".

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

Moreover, emotional well-being tends to increase in old age, as personal ambitions drop away and we allow ourselves the time to just be.

From Salon • Nov. 27, 2023

The stage will then drop away and the rocket’s second stage and the Orion capsule that will carry astronauts in the future will then be on their own in space.

From New York Times • Aug. 28, 2022

“The world begins to drop away, there is a rhythm with your arms and legs, you’re in nature and it is an experience of movement,” he says.

From Washington Post • Jul. 12, 2021

"Those who are dissatisfied will drop away and those who remain you'll teach . . ." "I don't think I can," I said.

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison