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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Trainers wrapped Kornet’s arm up, sent him back out there, and watched his energy catalyze the rest of his team.
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Jared Weiss, New York Times, 15 May 2025
American Promise, Journalism and Sandman are the only three Derby horses lining up for this year’s Preakness, after Sovereignty backed out citing the tight turnaround.
—Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 12 May 2025
Wonka’s Oompa Loompas stretch him back out on a taffy puller, and sing of how television turns the brain into goop.
—Susan B. Glasser, New Yorker, 8 May 2025
How the whole front porch was ripped cleanly off, like some giant fish had swallowed it and taken it back out to sea.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 7 May 2025
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Jared Weiss, New York Times, 15 May 2025
American Promise, Journalism and Sandman are the only three Derby horses lining up for this year’s Preakness, after Sovereignty backed out citing the tight turnaround.
—Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 12 May 2025
Wonka’s Oompa Loompas stretch him back out on a taffy puller, and sing of how television turns the brain into goop.
—Susan B. Glasser, New Yorker, 8 May 2025
How the whole front porch was ripped cleanly off, like some giant fish had swallowed it and taken it back out to sea.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 7 May 2025
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“Back out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/back%20out. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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