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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At times, the piano players in his groups would simply back off during part of Rollins’ solos, loath to risk following the twisting pathways of his improvising.
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Don Heckman, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2026
Trump has repeatedly set deadlines for Tehran and then backed off.
—Arkansas Online, 24 May 2026
Trump has repeatedly set deadlines for Tehran and then backed off.
—Munir Ahmed, Fortune, 23 May 2026
These grassroots complaints have haunted Cornyn throughout his reelection campaign, leading him to back off his past support of the filibuster.
—W. James Antle Iii, The Washington Examiner, 20 May 2026
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Don Heckman, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2026
Trump has repeatedly set deadlines for Tehran and then backed off.
—Arkansas Online, 24 May 2026
Trump has repeatedly set deadlines for Tehran and then backed off.
—Munir Ahmed, Fortune, 23 May 2026
These grassroots complaints have haunted Cornyn throughout his reelection campaign, leading him to back off his past support of the filibuster.
—W. James Antle Iii, The Washington Examiner, 20 May 2026
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“Back off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/back%20off. Accessed 27 May. 2026.
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