fall away
Example Sentences
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But these concerns fall away when the performers start singing.
From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026
That is what Chelsea are playing for too, after that run of six straight league defeats saw them fall away from the Champions League places.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
He added: “Where roles do fall away, it reflects changes in the work, not the value of our people.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
It helps, too, that, by the nature of the film’s long-winded narrative structure, we’re able to witness the pretenses between Mary and Sam slowly fall away.
From Salon • Apr. 24, 2026
Our beloved green fields fall away to a blur, the hut becomes a smudge on the horizon.
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
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