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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This could either result in investors backing out of purchasing the debt, or demanding higher interest payments to offset the risk.
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Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2025
Begin pulling the zip tool back out of the drain slowly.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 18 Sep. 2025
Kelley heads back out on the road later this month and will embark on a Christmas album tour this December.
—Sarah Scott, Parents, 18 Sep. 2025
After delivering its payload, JAXA engineers then sent the small vehicle back out into the void towards asteroid KY26 for a final collection mission slated to take place in 2031.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 18 Sep. 2025
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Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2025
Begin pulling the zip tool back out of the drain slowly.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 18 Sep. 2025
Kelley heads back out on the road later this month and will embark on a Christmas album tour this December.
—Sarah Scott, Parents, 18 Sep. 2025
After delivering its payload, JAXA engineers then sent the small vehicle back out into the void towards asteroid KY26 for a final collection mission slated to take place in 2031.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 18 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for back out
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“Back out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/back%20out. Accessed 25 Sep. 2025.
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