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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It was bobbled off the post and cleared back out to the corner of the box for Rodriguez.
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Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 31 Aug. 2025
Eight selective colleges signed on last spring to accept Dialogues portfolios as part of a pilot project, but two of them — Vanderbilt University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology — backed out in July.
—Tyler Kingkade, NBC news, 28 Aug. 2025
Oscar-winning actor George Clooney came down with an illness and was forced to back out of Venice Film Festival activities.
—EW.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Pull the zip back out and remove and dispose of any hair or other materials that are caught on the teeth.
—Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 27 Aug. 2025
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Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 31 Aug. 2025
Eight selective colleges signed on last spring to accept Dialogues portfolios as part of a pilot project, but two of them — Vanderbilt University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology — backed out in July.
—Tyler Kingkade, NBC news, 28 Aug. 2025
Oscar-winning actor George Clooney came down with an illness and was forced to back out of Venice Film Festival activities.
—EW.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Pull the zip back out and remove and dispose of any hair or other materials that are caught on the teeth.
—Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 27 Aug. 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 5 Sep. 2025.
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