spirit away
Example Sentences
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Later on the day it appeared, refuse collectors arrived to spirit away the fridge-freezer.
From BBC • Apr. 5, 2025
Praying in school can be a challenge, Shafaqat said, and “performing the prayer at school takes the spirit away from the prayer and makes Eid feel less like Eid.”
From Seattle Times • Jun. 15, 2023
Large windows angle open, and massive glass doors turn indoors into outdoors with a smooth slide as state-of-the-art ventilation systems silently spirit away smoke and vapor.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 7, 2022
“If you managed to spirit away or destroy the cards, you could keep someone from getting drafted since there was no backup system,” he said.
From Washington Post • May 22, 2019
Xenocrates assumed this would be a simple scrape-and-soar maneuver—and indeed, an ambudrone had already landed on the street ready to spirit away what was left of Citra.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
