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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Stanford is backing away from a program designed to support teachers of color after accusations of racial discrimination led to a federal investigation announced this week.
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Molly Gibbs, Mercury News, 1 May 2026
Whatever the strategy going forward, the administration is facing heavy pressure not to back away from its goals.
—Rebecca Santana, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
But de La Faverie is not backing away from the human touch.
—Evan Clark, Footwear News, 1 May 2026
Trim bushes and shrubs back at least 12 inches from the home and cut tree branches back away from the roofline.
—Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 30 Apr. 2026
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Molly Gibbs, Mercury News, 1 May 2026
Whatever the strategy going forward, the administration is facing heavy pressure not to back away from its goals.
—Rebecca Santana, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
But de La Faverie is not backing away from the human touch.
—Evan Clark, Footwear News, 1 May 2026
Trim bushes and shrubs back at least 12 inches from the home and cut tree branches back away from the roofline.
—Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 30 Apr. 2026
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 8 May. 2026.
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