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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For afternoon hunts, back off slightly farther and set up shop along a route that exits the buck’s bedding spot and leads to a staging area or destination food source.
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Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 9 Oct. 2024
Starbuck isn’t about to back off, particularly with a coin-toss election – and prospect of a Trump restoration – now less than 45 days away.
—Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 2 Oct. 2024
Elegant trogons make several noises, from the bombastic croak that tells other males to back off to a gentler coo that appears to be conversation with a mate.
—Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 22 Sep. 2024
The company remains committed to this strategy at a time when other automakers, including the company’s biggest U.S. rivals, Ford and General Motors, have backed off similar promises.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 12 Sep. 2024
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Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 9 Oct. 2024
Starbuck isn’t about to back off, particularly with a coin-toss election – and prospect of a Trump restoration – now less than 45 days away.
—Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 2 Oct. 2024
Elegant trogons make several noises, from the bombastic croak that tells other males to back off to a gentler coo that appears to be conversation with a mate.
—Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 22 Sep. 2024
The company remains committed to this strategy at a time when other automakers, including the company’s biggest U.S. rivals, Ford and General Motors, have backed off similar promises.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 12 Sep. 2024
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“Back off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/back%20off. Accessed 30 Oct. 2024.
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