stay away
verb
stayed away; staying away; stays away
: to not go near someone or something : avoid
—usually + from
I know I shouldn't go there, but it's hard to stay away.
Stay away from my girlfriend!
He usually stays away from large crowds.
I try to stay away from caffeine.
Examples of stay away in a Sentence
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Lunger has been ordered to stay away from unaccompanied minors. —
Anna McAllister, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026 However, in recent weeks, some reports have suggested Kennedy is staying away from vaccine-skeptic rhetoric ahead of the midterm elections. —Arthur Jones Ii, ABC News, 21 Apr. 2026 Residents of the affected region were urged to stay away from coastal areas, while tens of thousands of people were told to go to higher ground. —Will Clark, NBC news, 20 Apr. 2026 Cats may be drawn by it, but the deer will stay away. —Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 18 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for stay away
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Anna McAllister, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026 However, in recent weeks, some reports have suggested Kennedy is staying away from vaccine-skeptic rhetoric ahead of the midterm elections. —Arthur Jones Ii, ABC News, 21 Apr. 2026 Residents of the affected region were urged to stay away from coastal areas, while tens of thousands of people were told to go to higher ground. —Will Clark, NBC news, 20 Apr. 2026 Cats may be drawn by it, but the deer will stay away. —Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 18 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for stay away
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“Stay away.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/dictionary/stay%20away. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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