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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With Alcala back out to begin the third, the Rays took a 4-1 lead on three unearned runs.
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Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 12 July 2025
Which is why Sherry Sweeney turns around and heads right back out, hoping to make more of those reunions happen.
—Kat Lonsdorf, NPR, 12 July 2025
But despite Boyd’s efficiency, needing only 85 pitches to get through eight innings, Counsell wasn’t tempted to send him back out for the ninth.
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 12 July 2025
Julie, back out in her normal spot on the stage, later told the houseguests that Zach won $10,000 for finding Julie.
—David Wysong, The Enquirer, 11 July 2025
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Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 12 July 2025
Which is why Sherry Sweeney turns around and heads right back out, hoping to make more of those reunions happen.
—Kat Lonsdorf, NPR, 12 July 2025
But despite Boyd’s efficiency, needing only 85 pitches to get through eight innings, Counsell wasn’t tempted to send him back out for the ninth.
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 12 July 2025
Julie, back out in her normal spot on the stage, later told the houseguests that Zach won $10,000 for finding Julie.
—David Wysong, The Enquirer, 11 July 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 21 Jul. 2025.
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