drop away
Example Sentences
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Moreover, emotional well-being tends to increase in old age, as personal ambitions drop away and we allow ourselves the time to just be.
From Salon • Nov. 27, 2023
It soon became apparent that the hard was not a good tyre, as Hamilton, who emerged 6.5 seconds behind Verstappen, began slowly to drop away from the Red Bull.
From BBC • Oct. 30, 2022
Whatever caused Nivola to hesitate or overthink before, Russell has seen that drop away in favor of “enthusiastic inventiveness,” he wrote in an email.
From New York Times • Oct. 3, 2021
“The world begins to drop away, there is a rhythm with your arms and legs, you’re in nature and it is an experience of movement,” he says.
From Washington Post • Jul. 12, 2021
The frenetic energy of Jesper’s lanky frame seemed to drop away.
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
