back out
verb
backed out; backing out; backs out
: to withdraw especially from a commitment or contest
Examples of back out in a Sentence
she backed out on her offer to help with the wedding planning
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Dave didn’t want to go back out.
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Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 23 Mar. 2025
Some 40 percent of those who were able to find a shelter bed ended up back out on the street or living in their cars, according to a recent study by UC San Diego.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
And the new Bet Back Token gives customers a chance to back out of a bad bet.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
New York was on the West Coast for 12 days before coming home to play one game, on one day’s rest, and then heading right back out to face San Antonio.
—James L. Edwards Iii, The Athletic, 20 Mar. 2025
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Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 23 Mar. 2025
Some 40 percent of those who were able to find a shelter bed ended up back out on the street or living in their cars, according to a recent study by UC San Diego.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
And the new Bet Back Token gives customers a chance to back out of a bad bet.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
New York was on the West Coast for 12 days before coming home to play one game, on one day’s rest, and then heading right back out to face San Antonio.
—James L. Edwards Iii, The Athletic, 20 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for back out
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“Back out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/back%20out. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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