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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Johnson, who campaigned against raising property taxes and instead pitched other progressive revenues, backed off of Lightfoot’s policy in his first budget, only to renege last year amid a nearly $1 billion deficit.
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A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 23 July 2025
Several of the members rejoiced at the news that Polis backed off the proposal.
—Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 22 July 2025
Major manufacturers including Honda, Stellantis, and Nissan publicly backed off plans to build and sell battery-electric vehicles, joining others who have made similar admissions in the past two years.
—Aarian Marshall, Wired News, 19 July 2025
After making multiple passes near the USA 245 spacecraft, Kosmos 2542's sub-satellite backed off and fired a mysterious projectile in 2020 at a speed fast enough to damage or destroy any target in its sights.
—Robert Pearlman, ArsTechnica, 11 July 2025
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A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 23 July 2025
Several of the members rejoiced at the news that Polis backed off the proposal.
—Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 22 July 2025
Major manufacturers including Honda, Stellantis, and Nissan publicly backed off plans to build and sell battery-electric vehicles, joining others who have made similar admissions in the past two years.
—Aarian Marshall, Wired News, 19 July 2025
After making multiple passes near the USA 245 spacecraft, Kosmos 2542's sub-satellite backed off and fired a mysterious projectile in 2020 at a speed fast enough to damage or destroy any target in its sights.
—Robert Pearlman, ArsTechnica, 11 July 2025
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“Back off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/back%20off. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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