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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Treasury yields and the dollar retreated, with traders backing off some of their more hawkish Federal Reserve bets, pricing in a few basis points worth of easing this year.
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Bloomberg Wire, Dallas Morning News, 23 Mar. 2026
Some left-wing groups have backed off their insistence on filibuster elimination, at least for now.
—W. James Antle Iii, The Washington Examiner, 20 Mar. 2026
In each instance, officials backed off after residents objected.
—Hannah Elsmore, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Mar. 2026
Discouraged, Bennett and Shad backed off a bit and watched the fish return to the same position, giving Bennett enough time to calm down and re-rig with the same lure.
—Kubie Brown, Outdoor Life, 19 Mar. 2026
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Bloomberg Wire, Dallas Morning News, 23 Mar. 2026
Some left-wing groups have backed off their insistence on filibuster elimination, at least for now.
—W. James Antle Iii, The Washington Examiner, 20 Mar. 2026
In each instance, officials backed off after residents objected.
—Hannah Elsmore, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Mar. 2026
Discouraged, Bennett and Shad backed off a bit and watched the fish return to the same position, giving Bennett enough time to calm down and re-rig with the same lure.
—Kubie Brown, Outdoor Life, 19 Mar. 2026
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“Back off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/back%20off. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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