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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Economists, for now, are not expecting a recession this year now that Trump has backed off his highest tariffs.
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Lisa Kailai Han,sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 21 May 2025
After a call between President Trump and Mr. Putin on Monday, the White House backed off its demand that Russia declare an immediate cease-fire.
—Jeanna Smialek, New York Times, 20 May 2025
In turn, the Chinese government can allegedly piggy back off TP-Link’s hardware to launch future cyberattacks on the US.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 15 May 2025
After that, Miguel dropped Paola off at her friend's house in Durham and later that day, Paola's friend dropped her back off at the Raleigh residence where she was taken into custody.
—Audrey Conklin, FOXNews.com, 8 May 2025
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Lisa Kailai Han,sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 21 May 2025
After a call between President Trump and Mr. Putin on Monday, the White House backed off its demand that Russia declare an immediate cease-fire.
—Jeanna Smialek, New York Times, 20 May 2025
In turn, the Chinese government can allegedly piggy back off TP-Link’s hardware to launch future cyberattacks on the US.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 15 May 2025
After that, Miguel dropped Paola off at her friend's house in Durham and later that day, Paola's friend dropped her back off at the Raleigh residence where she was taken into custody.
—Audrey Conklin, FOXNews.com, 8 May 2025
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“Back off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/back%20off. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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