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Meanings of chasing away in English

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Usage of chasing away in English
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Those uncontrolled feelings were threatening again, chasing away any hope of sleep.
Shadows Return
2
Local TV showed crowds chasing away the police and paramilitary teams.
Reuters
3
Painting Padmini had been as good as chasing away her ghost.
Happiness key
4
A wistful expression crept into their silver depths, momentarily chasing away the fear.
Faith
5
He found her seated by her three children, occupied in chasing away the mosquitoes.
Malayan Literature: Comprising Romantic Tales, Epic Poetry and R...
6
There really was nothing like building up a sweat for chasing away the willies.
Blood harvest
7
She didn't feel anything but sunlight chasing away everything that hurt inside of her.
Fragile Eternity
8
Rage burgeoned in the motionless Strike, chasing away his tiredness.
Career of Evil
9
Grief can do terrible things to a person, chasing away all hope and logic.
The Winds of Dune
10
It was an exhilaration, chasing away the silence and the fear with hard blows.
Naomi’s Room
11
The minister blamed "state capture" for chasing away skilled engineers at the company.
The South African
12
And all the time the sun was chasing away the light clouds of river vapour.
"Contemptible", by "Casualty"
13
And then, chasing away all softened thought, came the remembrance of that hateful garden scene.
Dora Thorne
14
He waved his hand before his face as if he were chasing away a fly.
Maurice Guest
15
Warmth touched Tom and Jessie, chasing away the cold.
Stinger
16
The sunlight strengthened, chasing away the last shadows, and two men crossed the bridge together.
Stinger
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Chasing away through the time
Chasing away across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Less common