drop away

verb

1. intr, adverb to fall or go away gradually

Example Sentences

The three-time champion was second quickest behind Hamilton in the second session but dropped away in the third, perplexed as to what had happened as he ended up 0.695secs from pole.

From BBC

Florian Wellbrock of Germany, who took gold in Tokyo, challenged the Hungarian at the front of the field but dropped away with a lap remaining.

From BBC

And it’s about that glorious music, soaring and twisting and sometimes suddenly dropping away, cruelly and abruptly; you miss it when it’s gone.

From Seattle Times

As Black compellingly argues, the Trumpocene and its gross pathologies, both collective and personal, have forced the mask, clothing, and other accouterments to drop away, thus revealing the vast ugliness beneath it all:

From Salon

All we have learned so far is that we have got three incredible teams, and I don't see any of them dropping away before the end of the season.

From BBC