walkaway

Example Sentences

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Alas, there was no joy in Dudville: Marshall lost in a walkaway, 17-4.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 2, 2018

The collapse his novel describes is eased not by state action or the marketplace but by a walkaway network driven by the gift economy, a model anthropologists think dates to prehistory.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2017

Buchanan won in a walkaway, but his presidency was a disaster from the beginning.

From Washington Post • Sep. 30, 2016

For Greece, it’s unclear where the walkaway point is.

From Slate • Feb. 11, 2015

"Why, bless my soul, we're going to see a real game after all, and not a walkaway."

From Jack Winters' Gridiron Chums by Overton, Mark