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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Not worrying about these wakeups could make all the difference in dozing back off easily.
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Erica Sloan, SELF, 24 Feb. 2026
After gold medal favorite Finley Melville Ives crashed out of contention, the top American contenders, rather sensibly, backed off in their second runs in men's freeski halfpipe qualifying.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 20 Feb. 2026
Pressure from the governor of Oklahoma – Kevin Stitt, the Republican chair of the NGA – caused the president to mostly back off.
—Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 20 Feb. 2026
Many of his neighbors want state and federal officials to back off.
—Teresa Mondría Terol Hiroko Tabuchi David E. Sanger Clayton Steward, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2026
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Erica Sloan, SELF, 24 Feb. 2026
After gold medal favorite Finley Melville Ives crashed out of contention, the top American contenders, rather sensibly, backed off in their second runs in men's freeski halfpipe qualifying.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 20 Feb. 2026
Pressure from the governor of Oklahoma – Kevin Stitt, the Republican chair of the NGA – caused the president to mostly back off.
—Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 20 Feb. 2026
Many of his neighbors want state and federal officials to back off.
—Teresa Mondría Terol Hiroko Tabuchi David E. Sanger Clayton Steward, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2026
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“Back off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/back%20off. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.
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