Noises came to him from away towards the lake, even the distant hum of traffic on Interstate-5.
Thomas, Craig THE LAST RAVEN (2004)
Locals scoffed at the prices, its pitch for buyers from 'away' and its chances of survival in a force 9 southwesterly.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
All related terms of 'from away'
grow away from
If you grow away from someone, you gradually have fewer interests and opinions in common with them.
shy away from
If you shy away from doing something, you avoid doing it, often because you are afraid or not confident enough.
take away from
If something takes away from an achievement , success , or quality, or takes something away from it, it makes it seem lower in value or worth than it should be.
walk away from
to outdistance easily ; defeat handily
away from sb/sth
If something is away from a person or place, it is at a distance from that person or place.
a home away from home
You can say a home away from home to refer to a place in which you are as comfortable as in your own home.
get away from it all
If you get away from it all , you have a holiday in a place that is very different from where you normally live and work.
you can't get/there's no getting away from
If you say you can't get away from something or there is no getting away from something, you are emphasizing that it is true , even though people might prefer it not to be true.