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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Creighton rebounded a UConn miss with about 7 seconds left and a 7-point lead, and the Huskies backed off, allowing the Bluejays to dribble out the clock.
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Ralph D. Russo, The Athletic, 15 Mar. 2025
There has never been reason to think, and there certainly is no reason to think now, that appeasing Putin is going to lead to him backing off from these grander schemes.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 15 Mar. 2025
Instead of rimming it up the boards to a teammate, the puck ricocheted straight back off the end boards.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 14 Mar. 2025
The Ontario premier briefly vowed to impose a 25 percent surcharge on electricity for three states last week but backed off from the effort after Trump threatened to heighten levies on the nation during his April 2 announcement of reciprocal tariffs.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 13 Mar. 2025
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Ralph D. Russo, The Athletic, 15 Mar. 2025
There has never been reason to think, and there certainly is no reason to think now, that appeasing Putin is going to lead to him backing off from these grander schemes.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 15 Mar. 2025
Instead of rimming it up the boards to a teammate, the puck ricocheted straight back off the end boards.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 14 Mar. 2025
The Ontario premier briefly vowed to impose a 25 percent surcharge on electricity for three states last week but backed off from the effort after Trump threatened to heighten levies on the nation during his April 2 announcement of reciprocal tariffs.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 13 Mar. 2025
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“Back off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/back%20off. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.
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