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

However, many of those platforms saw pandemic-era gains drop away as restrictions were lifted.

From BBC • Aug. 24, 2023

“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

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

From Slate • Apr. 9, 2020

As he began to think about the kids, all the heaviness and burden seemed to drop away.

From "The Landry News" by Andrew Clements