back away
verb
backed away; backing away; backs away
: to move away (as from a stand on an issue or from a commitment)
Examples of back away in a Sentence
backed away from the snake very slowly and carefully
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Sunseri’s case appeared to have the upper hand in July, when The Jackson Hole News & Guide reported that the National Park Service backed away from the prosecution on the eve of the trial.
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Frederick Dreier, Outside, 10 Nov. 2025
Those detours foreshadowed Paris, where the styling again backs away from surface-level pink and redistributes it to the interior.
—Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 8 Nov. 2025
When companies back away from inclusion, audiences interpret it as indifference.
—Kimberly S. Reed, Rolling Stone, 7 Nov. 2025
Officers tell Bill and Sharon Walker to back away from the vehicle, and when Bill Walker refuses to move, the officers place him on the hood of the vehicle and handcuff him.
—Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2025
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Frederick Dreier, Outside, 10 Nov. 2025
Those detours foreshadowed Paris, where the styling again backs away from surface-level pink and redistributes it to the interior.
—Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 8 Nov. 2025
When companies back away from inclusion, audiences interpret it as indifference.
—Kimberly S. Reed, Rolling Stone, 7 Nov. 2025
Officers tell Bill and Sharon Walker to back away from the vehicle, and when Bill Walker refuses to move, the officers place him on the hood of the vehicle and handcuff him.
—Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for back away
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“Back away.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/back%20away. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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