walk away from
Example Sentences
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But Spielberg somehow makes you understand why Dreyfuss’ Roy Neary is willing to walk away from his entire life and family over something he can’t explain.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
I had a young family, a wife and a one-year-old daughter, so I decided to say 'I love football and it's my living but I'll walk away from it'.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
The United States meanwhile voiced frustration that its preferred candidate, Italian diplomat Antonio Zanardi Landi, failed to garner consensus, and threatened to walk away from the peacekeeping body.
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026
Read: I’m turning 50 this year and want to walk away from my $200,000 job.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026
I pocket his money and walk away from them, letting my nose lead me to the sugar shack while I rub furiously at the mocking smiles, try to make them and what they represent disappear.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
