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fall away
vb. 1 (context intransitive English) To cease to support a person or cause. 2 To get worse. (rfex) 3 To diminish in size or weight. 4 To diminish in intensity. 5 To perish; to vanish; to be lost.
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Fall away
Fall away may refer to
- Backsliding, in Christianity
- Fall-away (basketball), a type of basketball shot
- Fall Away (film), a 2010 American film
- "Fall away", a song by the Fray on their album, How to Save a Life
Usage examples of "fall away".
He sighed, wishing he could manage to hate Micon, and let his arm fall away from Domaris, knowing she was no more conscious of its removal than she had been of its presence.
Then she swung her feet off the couch, letting the blanket fall away from her naked figure, until it covered only her waist and upper thighs.
She let the darkness pull her farther along, closing behind her, and thoughts began to numb and fall away as well.
Thou shalt lamentably fall away if thou set a value upon any worldly thing.