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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The same team saw a Russian man enter his home in Irvine but backed off after three hours parked outside.
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Elliot Spagat, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
Musk has backed off attacking the administration on X and, in some cases, appears to be fully supporting the White House.
—Hadas Gold, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
In both cases, Tibetans immediately backed off.
—Tenzin Dorjee, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2025
Discomfort is a sign to back off.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 30 Aug. 2025
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Elliot Spagat, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
Musk has backed off attacking the administration on X and, in some cases, appears to be fully supporting the White House.
—Hadas Gold, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
In both cases, Tibetans immediately backed off.
—Tenzin Dorjee, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2025
Discomfort is a sign to back off.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 30 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for back off
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“Back off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/back%20off. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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