drop away

Example Sentences

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"I had this sinking feeling, and all hope just dropped away," she says.

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But season after season since, that has dropped away.

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Although Arsenal dropped away in the race for the Premier League title in recent weeks, with only one win in their past four matches, their form throughout the season has largely been good.

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The three-time champion was second quickest behind Hamilton in the second session but dropped away in the third, perplexed as to what had happened as he ended up 0.695secs from pole.

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Florian Wellbrock of Germany, who took gold in Tokyo, challenged the Hungarian at the front of the field but dropped away with a lap remaining.

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