chase away
Example Sentences
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Her performance came with whiplash-inducing choreography, based on the ancient Bulgarian tradition of Kukeri, in which masked performers chase away evil spirits.
From BBC • May 17, 2026
A state bill originally aiming to allow El Dorado County to use hounds to chase away mountain lions passed a state Senate committee last month, but was changed to lose the dogs.
From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2025
In China, people customarily light firecrackers, which are thought to chase away the fearful monster Nian.
From National Geographic • Feb. 5, 2024
Meanwhile, a frog jumps on the moon and the moon decides to keep the frog as his wife so she can chase away the bear.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 12, 2023
He could not open the door, and he did not want to chase away his sister who had to remain with her mother.
From "The Metamorphosis" by Franz Kafka
