drop away
Example Sentences
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I don't think they are going to drop away.
From BBC • Dec. 14, 2023
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
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
When Pete gave the signal, Louie would stretch out his long legs and his opponents would scatter and drop away, in the words of a reporter, “sadly disheartened and disillusioned.”
From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand
