back away
verb
backed away; backing away; backs away
: to move away (as from a stand on an issue or from a commitment)
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Examples of back away in a Sentence
backed away from the snake very slowly and carefully
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When lawmakers voted to overturn President Yoon Suk Yeol’s surprise decree, security forces backed away.
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Helen Regan, CNN, 5 Dec. 2024
The Atlantic, citing an unnamed Biden aide, said Harris backed away from a more aggressive economic populist message at the urging of her brother-in-law Tony West, chief legal officer of Uber, who held an influential role in Harris' inner circle.
—Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 10 Nov. 2024
During her 2020 presidential run, Harris supported a ban on fracking, but has backed away from that stance since becoming the Democratic nominee.
—Hannah Demissie, ABC News, 4 Nov. 2024
Nixon was ready to fair catch a Houston punt, but backed away at the final second.
—Rob Reischel, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
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Helen Regan, CNN, 5 Dec. 2024
The Atlantic, citing an unnamed Biden aide, said Harris backed away from a more aggressive economic populist message at the urging of her brother-in-law Tony West, chief legal officer of Uber, who held an influential role in Harris' inner circle.
—Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 10 Nov. 2024
During her 2020 presidential run, Harris supported a ban on fracking, but has backed away from that stance since becoming the Democratic nominee.
—Hannah Demissie, ABC News, 4 Nov. 2024
Nixon was ready to fair catch a Houston punt, but backed away at the final second.
—Rob Reischel, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
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“Back away.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/back%20away. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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