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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When Harper asks Pam if anyone ever left the group after just one turn of the Wheel, Pam — a true believer — can’t fathom backing out of the group.
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Jim Ruland, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2025
After the team in March backed out of an agreement to build a new stadium as part of a massive redevelopment in downtown St. Petersburg, several Tampa Bay area groups expressed interest in buying the team.
—Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 June 2025
Another long time partner, Recess is heading back out to Montauk as the official mocktail partner of the season.
—Alissa Fitzgerald, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
Finding his courage, Spike convinces his mom to follow him back out into the world, hoping to find a cure or simply some kind of explanation.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 18 June 2025
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Jim Ruland, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2025
After the team in March backed out of an agreement to build a new stadium as part of a massive redevelopment in downtown St. Petersburg, several Tampa Bay area groups expressed interest in buying the team.
—Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 June 2025
Another long time partner, Recess is heading back out to Montauk as the official mocktail partner of the season.
—Alissa Fitzgerald, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
Finding his courage, Spike convinces his mom to follow him back out into the world, hoping to find a cure or simply some kind of explanation.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 18 June 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 1 Jul. 2025.
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