walk away
Britishverb
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to leave, esp callously and disregarding someone else's distress
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to achieve or win easily
Example Sentences
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The allegations prompted several members of his campaign to abruptly walk away from their jobs.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026
And then a month later, Orie announced his shock decision to walk away from boxing altogether.
From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026
Tell me you’ll walk away from clickbait and focus on sober, steady governing.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026
Is this a hopeless situation that we should simply accept and walk away from?
From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026
That’s all I can think to say, over and over again, as I walk away, keep walking under the hot sun, kicking up dust on the dirt road.
From "King and the Dragonflies" by Kacen Callender
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