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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And some have backed off from a legal fight altogether and sold their refund rights to investment firms, often at a deep discount, figuring that getting something is better than risk getting nothing.
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Alison Graham Larson, The Conversation, 26 Mar. 2026
Less than a month later, TSA committed to boost staffing, and Southwell backed off his threat.
—Kelly Yamanouchi, AJC.com, 25 Mar. 2026
Treasury yields and the dollar retreated, with traders backing off some of their more hawkish Federal Reserve bets, pricing in a few basis points worth of easing this year.
—Bloomberg Wire, Dallas Morning News, 23 Mar. 2026
Some left-wing groups have backed off their insistence on filibuster elimination, at least for now.
—W. James Antle Iii, The Washington Examiner, 20 Mar. 2026
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Alison Graham Larson, The Conversation, 26 Mar. 2026
Less than a month later, TSA committed to boost staffing, and Southwell backed off his threat.
—Kelly Yamanouchi, AJC.com, 25 Mar. 2026
Treasury yields and the dollar retreated, with traders backing off some of their more hawkish Federal Reserve bets, pricing in a few basis points worth of easing this year.
—Bloomberg Wire, Dallas Morning News, 23 Mar. 2026
Some left-wing groups have backed off their insistence on filibuster elimination, at least for now.
—W. James Antle Iii, The Washington Examiner, 20 Mar. 2026
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“Back off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/back%20off. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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