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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Blount said afterward that her team was unselfish with the guards feeding the post and the bigs kicking the ball back out to give guards shots.
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Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2026
But Viacom backed out of the deal.
—Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2026
And then seeds can spread back out.
—Katie Grant, Parents, 4 Mar. 2026
Sexton jogged back out to the perimeter to collect an exasperated pass from Giddey, who reset himself into downhill motion off the ball.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026
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Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2026
But Viacom backed out of the deal.
—Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2026
And then seeds can spread back out.
—Katie Grant, Parents, 4 Mar. 2026
Sexton jogged back out to the perimeter to collect an exasperated pass from Giddey, who reset himself into downhill motion off the ball.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026
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 9 Mar. 2026.
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