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
More, yeah, more, the Dodgers need more of this sort of fire if they are to chase away their October first-round demons and finish off the Padres in a best-of-five rematch of two seasons ago.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 6, 2024
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
From time to time the guards waved their spears to chase away the kestrels, gulls, and carrion crows paying court to the deceased.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
