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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Prosecutors asked the grand jury to back off after jurors considered indicting him.
Reach the reporter at rstern@arizonarepublic.com or 480-276-3237.
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Ray Stern, The Arizona Republic, 1 Nov. 2024
At the last minute, major Venezuelan officials backed off the ledge.
—Zach Dorfman, WIRED, 31 Oct. 2024
But the solution isn’t to back off completely or, on the flip side, to control every aspect of the process.
—Dr. Aviva Legatt, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
Metro board chair and Supervisor Janice Hahn said that funding the Transit Connector would not endanger other South Bay projects, and that backing off could send a bad message to Washington down the line.
—Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2024
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Ray Stern, The Arizona Republic, 1 Nov. 2024
At the last minute, major Venezuelan officials backed off the ledge.
—Zach Dorfman, WIRED, 31 Oct. 2024
But the solution isn’t to back off completely or, on the flip side, to control every aspect of the process.
—Dr. Aviva Legatt, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
Metro board chair and Supervisor Janice Hahn said that funding the Transit Connector would not endanger other South Bay projects, and that backing off could send a bad message to Washington down the line.
—Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2024
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“Back off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/back%20off. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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