Examples of back off in a Sentence
you'd better not back off on your promise to do all the planning for the big dance
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Officers briefly chased the suspect through Highland Park, but backed off.
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Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2026
When OutKick asked him directly about his comments, Kerr backed off.
—Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
Some of their goals from throw-ins, with oppositions backing off in anticipation and possibly fear of one of Pinnock’s long throws, have also come from quick restarts and delivering quality crosses into the box.
—Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2026
Instead of backing off of their support for the proposal, its Republican supporters are digging in — a sign of how intractable the fight over immigration policy is, even among Trump-supporting Republicans.
—Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 22 Apr. 2026
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Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2026
When OutKick asked him directly about his comments, Kerr backed off.
—Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
Some of their goals from throw-ins, with oppositions backing off in anticipation and possibly fear of one of Pinnock’s long throws, have also come from quick restarts and delivering quality crosses into the box.
—Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2026
Instead of backing off of their support for the proposal, its Republican supporters are digging in — a sign of how intractable the fight over immigration policy is, even among Trump-supporting Republicans.
—Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 22 Apr. 2026
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“Back off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/back%20off. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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