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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The report also suggested that Fresno State planned to fire Hutson last year but backed off after the coach’s attorney sent a letter to the university president with allegations of racial discrimination.
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Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2024
Both Kyiv and Moscow have been remarkably consistent in reiterating their key demands, and neither has backed off promises of absolute victory.
—Branislav L. Slantchev, Foreign Affairs, 1 Apr. 2024
The Royals had originally wanted to announce their choice of a stadium site by late September, then backed off that deadline.
—Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 25 Mar. 2024
The path of least resistance is to back off rather than to reach out.
—Robert Klose, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 Feb. 2024
And, hitting another item on the farmer wish list, French officials have called for the E.U. to back off trade negotiations with the South American Mercosur trade bloc.
—Emily Rauhala, Washington Post, 11 Apr. 2024
In the years that followed, Omar backed off from the idea, saying his family had lost a lot of money, according to the letter.
—James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2024
Fans project onto the personal lives of beloved celebrities, bullying their enemies until the celeb has to release a statement telling people to back off.
—Caroline Mimbs Nyce, The Atlantic, 28 Mar. 2024
Getting Green into the paint defensively was part of a pregame strategy by Kerr that called for their best on-ball defender to back off Boston forward Jaylen Brown.
—Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2024
Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2024
Both Kyiv and Moscow have been remarkably consistent in reiterating their key demands, and neither has backed off promises of absolute victory.
—Branislav L. Slantchev, Foreign Affairs, 1 Apr. 2024
The Royals had originally wanted to announce their choice of a stadium site by late September, then backed off that deadline.
—Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 25 Mar. 2024
The path of least resistance is to back off rather than to reach out.
—Robert Klose, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 Feb. 2024
And, hitting another item on the farmer wish list, French officials have called for the E.U. to back off trade negotiations with the South American Mercosur trade bloc.
—Emily Rauhala, Washington Post, 11 Apr. 2024
In the years that followed, Omar backed off from the idea, saying his family had lost a lot of money, according to the letter.
—James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2024
Fans project onto the personal lives of beloved celebrities, bullying their enemies until the celeb has to release a statement telling people to back off.
—Caroline Mimbs Nyce, The Atlantic, 28 Mar. 2024
Getting Green into the paint defensively was part of a pregame strategy by Kerr that called for their best on-ball defender to back off Boston forward Jaylen Brown.
—Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2024
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“Back off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/back%20off. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.
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