fall away
Example Sentences
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But these concerns fall away when the performers start singing.
From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026
It helps, too, that, by the nature of the film’s long-winded narrative structure, we’re able to witness the pretenses between Mary and Sam slowly fall away.
From Salon • Apr. 24, 2026
Few women choose to study computer science in the first place, then "once you get more senior, women fall away", Hall said.
From Barron's • Feb. 20, 2026
Now, no matter where I am in the world, as I slide up to the window and watch the platform fall away, I feel the comfort of coming home.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 29, 2025
Our beloved green fields fall away to a blur, the hut becomes a smudge on the horizon.
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
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