How to Use back away in a Sentence

back away

verb

• As the officer approached, the dog backed away and growled.
  — Charna Flam, People.com, 10 Oct. 2024
• The ambiguity worked: Taiwan backed away from independence, and tensions with China calmed.
  — Charles Walldorf, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2024
• Harris has not backed away from the Biden administration’s effort to transition the economy to electric vehicles.
  — David Sivak, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 5 Oct. 2024
• His decision to withdraw from the 2024 race came too close to the book’s publication date for Woodward to report on the process that led the president to back away.
  — Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 11 Oct. 2024
• His lawyers backed away from that plan after prosecutors vociferously opposed it, and Biden ultimately pleaded guilty to nine charges related to tax fraud and evasion.
  — Nik Popli, TIME, 5 Sep. 2024
• Slide the latch back away from the doorjamb to unlock the door.
  — Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 17 Jan. 2023
• But Trump weighing in has caused some to back away from the bill.
  — Allison Pecorin, ABC News, 26 Jan. 2024
• The piece appears to glow brighter as the viewer backs away from it.
  — Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2023
• The captain fired the engine, backed away from the dock, and chugged into the harbor — and the rain stopped.
  — Pamela Wright, BostonGlobe.com, 27 July 2023
• In video from the bar, blue sparks can be seen coming from the end of the device as some of the men back away.
  — Bill Bowden, Arkansas Online, 13 Jan. 2023
• The Dali backed away from the site and was escorted in by tugboats.
  — Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 20 May 2024
• The Russians, shocked to find a Ukrainian soldier, slammed the door shut and tried to back away.
  — Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Mar. 2022
• If the bear is aware of you and does not leave, avoid eye contact and back away slowly.
  — Shirley MacFarland, cleveland, 20 May 2021
• Stand still, stay calm, and slowly back away until the bear is out of sight.
  — Brooke Baitinger, Idaho Statesman, 22 May 2024
• After getting up from the floor, Young puts his arms out to his side and starts to back away from the agent.
  — Craig Shoup, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2024
• The singer is then seen standing up, putting his hands up, and backing away.
  — Jack Irvin, Peoplemag, 1 Feb. 2024
• Keep a safe distance of 6 feet or more and slowly back away.
  — The Arizona Republic, 13 Mar. 2024
• The warrant says Hayward took out his gun, held it by his side and backed away.
  — Peter Hermann, Washington Post, 10 Oct. 2023
• Thankfully, the glass holds, and Snow backs away unharmed as the short video cuts out.
  — Travis Hall, Field & Stream, 31 Jan. 2024
• But just like colleges have tried to back away from them in recent years.
  — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 27 Apr. 2022
• In the video, the elephant drops the truck on the ground, backs away, then approaches the vehicle again and picks it up.
  — Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 25 Mar. 2024
• Khan has since backed away from the claim, which both the White House and the Pakistani military denied.
  — Mehdi Hasan, NBC News, 26 July 2023
• Bronfman may decide, in the end, to back away from bidding ahead of the go-shop deadline.
  — Sara Fischer, Axios, 16 Aug. 2024
• By Tuesday, the group appeared to back away from its support for the rally.
  — David Lauter, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2023
• Make eye contact if the coyote is alone, and back away slowly.
  — Lisa Jhung, Outside Online, 20 June 2020
• The deputies backed away toward the street while directing him to drop the knife and surrender.
  — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 8 May 2024
• The man then backs away, pulls out an object from his pocket and walks toward the rapper.
  — Jonah Valdez, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2023
• The rapper wears the brand's new monogram collection in the sleek black-and-white shots with her hair slicked back away from her face.
  — Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 6 Oct. 2022
• Some major donors who once saw him as the most suitable Trump challenger backed away.
  — Shane Goldmacher, New York Times, 24 May 2023
• Peterson came within feet of the building’s door and drew his gun, then backed away.
  — Hannah Phillips, USA TODAY, 6 Aug. 2023

Last Updated: 16 Nov 2024