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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First, when Will’s mother, Joyce (Winona Ryder), confronts a Demogorgon with an axe, Will sees through its eyes — and the creature appears to back off.
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Adam B. Vary, Variety, 27 Nov. 2025
All three have since backed off their commitments.
—Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Nov. 2025
Kravitz will resume his tour in 2026, kicking it back off in Mexico City on March 14.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 22 Nov. 2025
Houston ultimately settled for another field goal to extend the lead, but Buffalo hit right back off an explosive special teams play.
—Patrick Sung, CNN Money, 21 Nov. 2025
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Adam B. Vary, Variety, 27 Nov. 2025
All three have since backed off their commitments.
—Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Nov. 2025
Kravitz will resume his tour in 2026, kicking it back off in Mexico City on March 14.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 22 Nov. 2025
Houston ultimately settled for another field goal to extend the lead, but Buffalo hit right back off an explosive special teams play.
—Patrick Sung, CNN Money, 21 Nov. 2025
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“Back off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/back%20off. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.
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