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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
Recent Examples on the Web
Miami-Dade mayor backs off pricey building purchases The administration’s plan was to relocate county offices into the Assurant building and likely use some of the vacant land there to build affordable housing.
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Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 20 June 2024
Officers backed off while the police helicopter, Foxtrot, followed overhead.
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Darcy Costello, Baltimore Sun, 17 June 2024
The business offers puppy classes where dogs learn basic obedience and commands, as well as puppy training day school, where staff members pick up your dog each day for training and drop your pal back off at home later that night.
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Alexandra Maloney, Charlotte Observer, 6 June 2024
Jones set sail again and won easily as Clark backed off.
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Mike Kupper, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1920, in the meaning defined above
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“Back off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/back%20off. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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