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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Hialeah eventually backed off of the effort.
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Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2026
Trump has issued ultimatums to Iran before, only to find ways to back off.
—Compiled Bydemocrat-Gazette Stafffrom Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 7 Apr. 2026
Gangs have warned them to back off.
—Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2026
Tonevich started backing off, pulling his stun gun.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
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Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2026
Trump has issued ultimatums to Iran before, only to find ways to back off.
—Compiled Bydemocrat-Gazette Stafffrom Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 7 Apr. 2026
Gangs have warned them to back off.
—Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2026
Tonevich started backing off, pulling his stun gun.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
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“Back off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/back%20off. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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