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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This summer, the moment felt right for Purpura to reach back out to Hart.
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Andrew Watman, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
The soap ensures that gnats who enter the trap can’t fly back out.
—Katie Liu, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2024
Crews tried to enter from the front of the building, but were forced back out due to the heat and flames.
—Erik S. Hanley, Journal Sentinel, 8 Nov. 2024
The other surviving members were originally supposed to come, but drummer Dennis Elliott backed out two days ago.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 19 Oct. 2024
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Andrew Watman, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
The soap ensures that gnats who enter the trap can’t fly back out.
—Katie Liu, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2024
Crews tried to enter from the front of the building, but were forced back out due to the heat and flames.
—Erik S. Hanley, Journal Sentinel, 8 Nov. 2024
The other surviving members were originally supposed to come, but drummer Dennis Elliott backed out two days ago.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 19 Oct. 2024
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“Back out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/back%20out. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.
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