out of the way
Example Sentences
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“Thankfully he kind of got out of the way enough that we barely touched each other,” Wrobleski said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026
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
Once that is out of the way, Arsenal have a Champions League final against Paris-St Germain to get ready for on Saturday 30 May.
From BBC • May 21, 2026
The Knicks set screens to force Harden to switch onto Brunson—and then got out of the way to let their leader go to work.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
“Leave him alone!” he roared a couple of weeks later, shoving me out of the way as I tried to help Baby Joe.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
