back out
verb
backed out; backing out; backs out
: to withdraw especially from a commitment or contest
Examples of back out in a Sentence
she backed out on her offer to help with the wedding planning
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The board’s attorney initially said CRTPO couldn’t back out of the agreement after that deadline.
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Charlotte Observer, 29 Apr. 2026
The whale faced significant odds finding its own way back out into the North Sea and into the Atlantic Ocean.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
Initial rescue attempts using inflatable boats and firefighter drones to guide the whale back out to sea were unsuccessful.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 29 Apr. 2026
There was a stunning turn of events in Suffolk Superior Court on Wednesday when a Boston man reversed course mid-hearing, backing out of a plea deal that could have led to his release from jail within months.
—Aaron Parseghian, CBS News, 29 Apr. 2026
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Charlotte Observer, 29 Apr. 2026
The whale faced significant odds finding its own way back out into the North Sea and into the Atlantic Ocean.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
Initial rescue attempts using inflatable boats and firefighter drones to guide the whale back out to sea were unsuccessful.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 29 Apr. 2026
There was a stunning turn of events in Suffolk Superior Court on Wednesday when a Boston man reversed course mid-hearing, backing out of a plea deal that could have led to his release from jail within months.
—Aaron Parseghian, CBS News, 29 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for back out
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“Back out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/back%20out. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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