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
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
Surely they will parlay awhile, and give us time to get out of the way.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
