drop away

Example Sentences

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Moreover, emotional well-being tends to increase in old age, as personal ambitions drop away and we allow ourselves the time to just be.

From Salon • Nov. 27, 2023

The stage will then drop away and the rocket’s second stage and the Orion capsule that will carry astronauts in the future will then be on their own in space.

From New York Times • Aug. 28, 2022

"But until we know what's happening with the variants, until we see the case numbers drop away down, it's not time yet to drop the need for self-isolation."

From BBC • Feb. 22, 2022

I had no logical reason to drop away from everyone uninvolved and with no reason.

From Slate • Mar. 31, 2020

When Pete gave the signal, Louie would stretch out his long legs and his opponents would scatter and drop away, in the words of a reporter, “sadly disheartened and disillusioned.”

From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand