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 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

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

Coal jumped out of the way to avoid being hit by one of the workers but jammed his knee on the handle of a wheelbarrow.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste