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How to use away in a sentence

40 example sentences · adverb, interjection, adjective

Away means from a place, hence. Example: “He went away on vacation.”

Examples of away by meaning

adverbFrom a place, hence.

  • He went away on vacation.
  • Isolating a city’s effluent and shipping it away in underground sewers has probably saved more lives than any medical procedure except vaccination.2014 June 14, “It's a gas”, in The Economist, volume 411, number 8891

adverbAside; off; in another direction.

  • I tried to approach him, but he turned away.

adverbAside, so as to discard something.

  • throw away, chuck away, toss away

adverbAt a stated distance in time or space.

  • Christmas is only two weeks away.
  • While De Anza was exploring the Bay of San Francisco, seeking a site for the presidio, the American colonists on the eastern seaboard, three thousand miles away, were celebrating the signing of the Declaration of Independence.1948, Carey McWilliams, North from Mexico / The Spanish-Speaking People of The United States, J. B. Lippincott Company, page 25
  • For mariners leaving the port after lonely nights on the high seas, the delights of the B52 Night Club and Stallion Pub lie a stumble away.2013 June 8, “The new masters and commanders”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8839, page 52

adverbIn or to something's usual or proper storage place.

  • I'll dry the dishes and you put them away.
  • Please file away these documents.

adverbIn or to a secure or out-of-the-way place.

  • The jewels were locked away in the safe.
  • He was shut away in the castle tower for six months.

adverbFrom a state or condition of being; out of existence.

  • fade away, die away

adverbSo as to remove or use up something.

  • The weather has worn away the inscription, and it is no longer legible.
  • Please wipe away this spilled drink.
  • He gambled his inheritance away, while I bargained away my birthrights

More sentences with away

  • We were just playing, and then some big kids came and chased us away.From the entry big
  • She lives a mile or two away, in the next village.From the entry next
  • These apples here are for eating. The rest are for throwing away.From the entry for
  • Precisely to get away from you was why I did what I did.From the entry to
  • Steve got in a physical argument with his neighbor and came away with a black eye.From the entry argument
  • He bought her some chocolates as a gift. She ate one chocolate and threw the rest away.From the entry chocolate
  • Three civilians were apprehended by the soldiers and taken away in a military vehicle.From the entry civilian
  • If the mix is too fluid, the ags can sink away from the surface.From the entry ag
  • Get away from that burning gas tank! It’s about to blow!From the entry blow
  • He pushed his empty plate away, sighed and pronounced "I am done."From the entry done
  • He's a talkative drunk; three beers in and he's chattering away about everything.From the entry drunk
  • The acid rain ate away the statue. The strong acid eats through the metal.From the entry eat
  • The two streets meet at a crossroad half a mile away.From the entry meet
  • Live for what tomorrow has to offer, not for what yesterday has taken away.From the entry tomorrow
  • The cat viewed the cheap supermarket catfood with disdain and stalked away.From the entry disdain
  • Every once in a while, though, Idol comes across an unusual talent who just blows everyone away.From the entry unusual
  • The food went spoilt in the heat and had to be thrown away.From the entry spoilt
  • There was a sudden gust of wind, on which spores were borne away.From the entry wind
  • The battle rapper ethered his opponent and caused him to slink away in shame.From the entry ether
  • The away team fielded two new players and the second-choice goalkeeper.From the entry field
  • We gave him a couple shocks, but the patient passed away anywway.From the entry shock
  • I only go outdoors at night, away from the daystar's burning glare.From the entry daystar
  • The physics of car crashes would not let Tom Cruise walk away like that.From the entry physics
  • I put the clothes away so as to neaten the room.From the entry put away
  • Preparing for the worst, they put away food for the winter.From the entry put away

Meaning of away

  1. adverb From a place, hence.
  2. adverb Aside; off; in another direction.
  3. adverb Aside, so as to discard something.

Full definition of away

Questions about away in a sentence

How do you use away in a sentence?
Away is used as an adverb, interjection and adjective. For example: “He went away on vacation.”
What is a short sentence with away?
“fade away, die away”
What does away mean?
Away means from a place, hence.

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: away (page history and authors) and the entries each sentence comes from. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws chose the sentences, left out offensive ones and quotations older than 1900, and marked the word in each. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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