back away
verb
backed away; backing away; backs away
: to move away (as from a stand on an issue or from a commitment)
Examples of back away in a Sentence
backed away from the snake very slowly and carefully
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Democrats say the Fed has backed away from such initiatives as a political statement.
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Courtenay Brown, Axios, 11 Feb. 2025
Stand with the side of your body toward the dog.
Slowly raise your hands to your neck and back away slowly.
—Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 7 Feb. 2025
In early January, Mark Zuckerberg announced that Meta would back away from third-party fact-checking on its platforms, explicitly citing X as an inspiration.
—Lila Shroff, The Atlantic, 5 Feb. 2025
Police and emergency professionals were able to eventually get the dogs to back away from Culbertson long enough for a medical professional to pull him to safety.
—Noelle Alviz-Gransee and, Kansas City Star, 4 Feb. 2025
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Courtenay Brown, Axios, 11 Feb. 2025
Stand with the side of your body toward the dog.
Slowly raise your hands to your neck and back away slowly.
—Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 7 Feb. 2025
In early January, Mark Zuckerberg announced that Meta would back away from third-party fact-checking on its platforms, explicitly citing X as an inspiration.
—Lila Shroff, The Atlantic, 5 Feb. 2025
Police and emergency professionals were able to eventually get the dogs to back away from Culbertson long enough for a medical professional to pull him to safety.
—Noelle Alviz-Gransee and, Kansas City Star, 4 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for back away
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“Back away.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/back%20away. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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