back out
verb
backed out; backing out; backs out
: to withdraw especially from a commitment or contest
Examples of back out in a Sentence
she backed out on her offer to help with the wedding planning
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Apple held an option to back out of the deal after five years, though the company downplayed that possibility.
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Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 14 Nov. 2025
Farther north in Stuart, city officials backed out of a station deal last year.
—Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 13 Nov. 2025
No rest for the weary (or, in her case, the never-worn), Maxine straightens her unblemished aqua blue attire, hustles her heeled feet over to the receiver, and picks up a fresh piece of gossip — gossip that sends her scurrying back out on her next errand.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 12 Nov. 2025
She got accepted for one, but then the sellers backed out.
—Celia Fernandez, CNBC, 8 Nov. 2025
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Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 14 Nov. 2025
Farther north in Stuart, city officials backed out of a station deal last year.
—Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 13 Nov. 2025
No rest for the weary (or, in her case, the never-worn), Maxine straightens her unblemished aqua blue attire, hustles her heeled feet over to the receiver, and picks up a fresh piece of gossip — gossip that sends her scurrying back out on her next errand.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 12 Nov. 2025
She got accepted for one, but then the sellers backed out.
—Celia Fernandez, CNBC, 8 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for back out
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“Back out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/back%20out. Accessed 18 Nov. 2025.
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