send away
Example Sentences
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A promotional offer aimed at collectors of “Star Wars” toys allowed them to send away for a Boba Fett action figure before he appeared in the movies.
From New York Times ● Dec. 24, 2021
The following offseason began with Antonio Brown demanding a trade, which would send away a wide receiver who caught more than 100 passes in each of the past six years.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 5, 2019
“I had to send away to get it developed!”
From The New Yorker ● Sep. 16, 2018
Masouma agreed, saying that men who come to the aid of harassment victims often utter a simple phrase to shame and send away the harasser: "Don't you have a sister or a mother yourself?"
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 28, 2014
“The loan of the girl is the least we owe her. I hope you regret your decision to send away the sister. Even small hands would be helpful now.”
From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson
