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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At Arizona State's Peach Bowl media day on Monday, Leavitt didn't back off from those comments.
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Danny Davis, Austin American-Statesman, 31 Dec. 2024
Obama ultimately backed off on his threats to bomb Syria and cut a deal with Russia to destroy the Assad regime's chemical weapons stockpiles.
—Barak Ravid, Axios, 9 Dec. 2024
Walmart is just one of many companies that are controversially backing off on DEI initiatives in the wake of conservative backlash.
—Justin Klawans, The Week Us, theweek, 3 Dec. 2024
Eventually, some Democrats had to back off from their previous positions supporting it.
—Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 27 Nov. 2024
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Danny Davis, Austin American-Statesman, 31 Dec. 2024
Obama ultimately backed off on his threats to bomb Syria and cut a deal with Russia to destroy the Assad regime's chemical weapons stockpiles.
—Barak Ravid, Axios, 9 Dec. 2024
Walmart is just one of many companies that are controversially backing off on DEI initiatives in the wake of conservative backlash.
—Justin Klawans, The Week Us, theweek, 3 Dec. 2024
Eventually, some Democrats had to back off from their previous positions supporting it.
—Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 27 Nov. 2024
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“Back off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/back%20off. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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