out of the way
Example Sentences
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Here, Conlon offers a lesson in the kind of leadership generally lacking in modern society, by simultaneously staying out of the way yet being at the essential center of things.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
“They’re kind of like the Chicago Cubs. And they got that century out of the way, I hope.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
White told Leeds Crown Court that she had desperately tried to move her daughter's wheelchair out of the way of Mackay's vehicle during the incident.
From BBC • May 18, 2026
A long-serving magistrate who rammed a woman out of the way while attempting to park in a hospital disabled bay has been given a suspended prison sentence.
From BBC • May 18, 2026
“Nothing!” they all shouted, and a wall of trolls formed in front of the hole, shuffling me back out of the way.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
