Sentence examples for away rather than from inspiring English sources

The ballet's force, however, ebbed away rather than accumulated.

"I gave them away rather than sold them," he says.

Soldiers of the national army have usually run away rather than fight the rebels.

Otherwise, Hytner explained, "my strategy has been to take stuff away, rather than add.

"At least that way, it would drain away rather than just sitting there," she says.

Turned his head away rather than keeping eye on the ball.

Is it surprising that I prefer to send diners away rather than hire temporary help?

"Politicians are in the game of being able to give away rather than take away".

The Jets are desperately trying to trade him away rather than renegotiate his contract.

Your neighbor could be a few acres away rather than next door.

It's a shame we gave it away rather than them earning it.