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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After trimming a 17-point third quarter deficit to 12 to start the fourth quarter, Kerr sent the starters back out to begin the fourth quarter.
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Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2025
While Perales’ workload has been limited to one or two innings so far, the Red Sox plan to stretch the righty back out as a starter.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
Scientists measure the planet’s brightness by factoring in how much light reaches earth and how much is reflected back out to space (as measured by orbiting satellites).
—Ryan Green, Scientific American, 22 Oct. 2025
Friends and family fully lean into it — sending Holly into the stall when things aren’t looking good, only calling her back out for the action once the team starts turning things around.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 19 Oct. 2025
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Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2025
While Perales’ workload has been limited to one or two innings so far, the Red Sox plan to stretch the righty back out as a starter.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
Scientists measure the planet’s brightness by factoring in how much light reaches earth and how much is reflected back out to space (as measured by orbiting satellites).
—Ryan Green, Scientific American, 22 Oct. 2025
Friends and family fully lean into it — sending Holly into the stall when things aren’t looking good, only calling her back out for the action once the team starts turning things around.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 19 Oct. 2025
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“Back out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/back%20out. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.
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