drop away

Example Sentences

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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

"But until we know what's happening with the variants, until we see the case numbers drop away down, it's not time yet to drop the need for self-isolation."

From BBC • Feb. 22, 2022

Each day, I could feel more layers of self-definition drop away like old clothes.

From Slate • Apr. 9, 2020

He waited for Tad to recognize him and for his hand to drop away.

From "Time Bomb" by Joelle Charbonneau