back away
verb
backed away; backing away; backs away
: to move away (as from a stand on an issue or from a commitment)
Examples of back away in a Sentence
backed away from the snake very slowly and carefully
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Trump backed away, softened the tone of his relationship with Fed Chair Powell and moved on to tilt with other windmills.
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Bruce Yandle, Twin Cities, 3 June 2025
Longtime corporate sponsors are also backing away from public Pride involvement.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 June 2025
Wall Street’s Trump Always Chickens Out acronym describes our president’s pattern of announcing sky high tariffs, only to back away from them a few days, meals or tantrums later.
—Pat Beall, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 June 2025
As President Trump backs away from tougher sanctions on Russia, Ukraine is urging the European Union to assume a greater leadership role with a sweeping new sanctions proposal, including asset seizures and secondary sanctions on Russian oil buyers such as India and China.
—Katya Soldak, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025
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Bruce Yandle, Twin Cities, 3 June 2025
Longtime corporate sponsors are also backing away from public Pride involvement.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 June 2025
Wall Street’s Trump Always Chickens Out acronym describes our president’s pattern of announcing sky high tariffs, only to back away from them a few days, meals or tantrums later.
—Pat Beall, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 June 2025
As President Trump backs away from tougher sanctions on Russia, Ukraine is urging the European Union to assume a greater leadership role with a sweeping new sanctions proposal, including asset seizures and secondary sanctions on Russian oil buyers such as India and China.
—Katya Soldak, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025
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“Back away.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/back%20away. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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