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call away
verb as in distract
Strong matches
Example Sentences
To call away attention from the place where the money's banked we decided to cause an upset pretty adjacent.
Now, you know what youve got to expect, master, so call away as quick as you like; the dog will soon stop that game.
He pretended a wrong sustained, that he might call away attention from a wrong which he designed.
Capt. Jones saw that the ardor of his crew was beyond his control, and ordered the bugler to call away the boarders.
But here comes our host, who, roused by the boisterous cheering of the guests, has come to call away his daughter to her meal.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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