quit the scene
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But like so many women in jazz, she spent the peak years of her career in the shadow of a more famous husband, the guitarist Sonny Sharrock, and ultimately quit the scene.
From New York Times • Apr. 10, 2023
It is good that he quit the scene early.
From The New Yorker • Oct. 24, 2016
Senhor Mello Franco, distraught, took emotional leave of each of his Council colleagues, quit the scene....
From Time Magazine Archive
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But German Admiral Scheer was first to quit the scene of battle, never again ventured out to seek a general engagement.
From Time Magazine Archive
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I was an unwilling player but could not choose to quit the scene.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
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