walk away from
Example Sentences
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Koepka's departure is a significant development, the first major-winning player to walk away from the lucrative breakaway league.
From BBC
"We will never give up nuclear which is our state law, national policy and sovereign power as well as the right to existence. Under any circumstances, we will never walk away from this position," he said.
From Barron's
A short walk away from the research papers was a sprawling expo hall lined with recruiting booths run by tech behemoths and the well-funded startups hoping to challenge them.
“It’s unusual for a management team to walk away from sales,” he said.
If Warner were to walk away from its deal with Netflix, it would owe the streaming company a $2.8 billion breakup fee.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.