Examples of back off in a Sentence
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When Parsons then tried to get his agent involved before putting ink to paper, Jones backed off the deal.
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Jon MacHota, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025
Small and mid-sized countries that were energetically pursuing Security Council reform have backed off and are waiting for a clear signal of what—if anything—Trump will say about it.
—Richard Gowan, Time, 22 Sep. 2025
Tight end Adam Trautman flexed back off the line of scrimmage.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2025
Microsoft backed off on almost all of Windows 8’s design decisions in the following years after the dramatic UI shift proved unpopular with traditional mouse-and-keyboard users, but touchscreen PCs like Microsoft’s Surface lineup have persisted even as the software has changed.
—Andrew Cunningham, ArsTechnica, 17 Sep. 2025
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Jon MacHota, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025
Small and mid-sized countries that were energetically pursuing Security Council reform have backed off and are waiting for a clear signal of what—if anything—Trump will say about it.
—Richard Gowan, Time, 22 Sep. 2025
Tight end Adam Trautman flexed back off the line of scrimmage.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2025
Microsoft backed off on almost all of Windows 8’s design decisions in the following years after the dramatic UI shift proved unpopular with traditional mouse-and-keyboard users, but touchscreen PCs like Microsoft’s Surface lineup have persisted even as the software has changed.
—Andrew Cunningham, ArsTechnica, 17 Sep. 2025
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“Back off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/back%20off. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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