back away
verb
backed away; backing away; backs away
: to move away (as from a stand on an issue or from a commitment)
Examples of back away in a Sentence
backed away from the snake very slowly and carefully
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Though public calls for boycotts on social media continue to be common, and rarely result in much more than a few days of bad PR, this is just the most recent push calling for Western nations to back away from acquiring the high-cost fighter.
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Peter Suciu, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
The developer backed away after getting a chilly reception from Chesterton’s Advisory Plan Commission in November 2022.
—Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2025
His daughter threatened to call the police before Perez finally let go and backed away.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2025
As to removing the mayor, Hochul wisely backed away.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 21 Feb. 2025
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Peter Suciu, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
The developer backed away after getting a chilly reception from Chesterton’s Advisory Plan Commission in November 2022.
—Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2025
His daughter threatened to call the police before Perez finally let go and backed away.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2025
As to removing the mayor, Hochul wisely backed away.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 21 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for back away
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“Back away.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/back%20away. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.
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