fall away
Example Sentences
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Words come at me all at once from every direction, crash into each other, break apart, and fall away.
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The conversation fell away and the world was quiet but for the steady swoosh of Clare’s paddle-stick carving through the water.
From Literature
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Recovered in the race but fell away towards the end.
From BBC
Everything fell away except that deep, deep ache.
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The same three clubs were in the mix in the 1997-98 campaign, with Celtic eventually triumphing after Hearts fell away.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.