come away from

phrasal verb

came away from; come away from; coming away from; comes away from

: to move away from (an area, place, etc.)

The guard told him to come away from the door.

—often used figuratively

Most readers come away from the book feeling reassured.

It was a difficult experience, but she came away from it a stronger and more confident person.

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Georgia people came away from that game believing the Tigers were legitimate. —

Seth Emerson, The Athletic, 27 Aug. 2024 Still others came away from it all convinced that the castaways had been dead the whole time. —

Jen Chaney, Vulture, 1 July 2024 Pacino remembers meeting Hoffman once, and coming away from the encounter inspired. —

Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 16 Oct. 2024 After vising the company’s Texas headquarters and meeting with executives, analyst Michael Ng says the firm came away from the discussions optimistic that the growing demand for artificial intelligence data centers will help boost Dell stock. —

Brian Evans, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for come away from

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