fall away
Example Sentences
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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
But he said concerns usually fall away when they learn more about induction stoves.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026
Mr. Boyes intends to extract DNA samples from them via darts designed to break the skin, then fall away.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 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
“I’ve convinced them that without you as translator, we will all perish in Virginia,” he says as the clamps open and fall away.
From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone
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