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
The panel pivots down on four hinged arms—but not out of the way.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 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
Mbeumo has almost used his arm to control the ball, he squeezes it towards his body, though you could argue he is trying to move it out of the way.
From BBC • May 17, 2026
I gag and duck out of the way.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
