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
I would rush to the outhouse, holding the bedpan steady and trying to chase away a pack of hungry dogs that followed me.
From "Breaking Through" by Francisco Jiménez
