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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The visit on Thursday is critical for Merz to try on behalf of the 27-member bloc to convince Trump to back off the 50 percent tariffs.
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Laura Kelly, The Hill, 5 June 2025
Some Republicans are inclined to agree with a Wall Street Journal editorial arguing that the proposal can succeed — if other countries back off a global tax framework and avoid retaliatory taxes.
—Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 4 June 2025
South Florida’s rainy season started off to an unusually wet start, but the downpours are expected to back off for the rest of the week.
—Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 4 June 2025
Metro Transit in 2014, for example, backed off of plans for a $28 million rapid bus line from downtown St. Paul to the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport and the Mall of America.
—Imani Cruzen, Twin Cities, 3 June 2025
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Laura Kelly, The Hill, 5 June 2025
Some Republicans are inclined to agree with a Wall Street Journal editorial arguing that the proposal can succeed — if other countries back off a global tax framework and avoid retaliatory taxes.
—Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 4 June 2025
South Florida’s rainy season started off to an unusually wet start, but the downpours are expected to back off for the rest of the week.
—Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 4 June 2025
Metro Transit in 2014, for example, backed off of plans for a $28 million rapid bus line from downtown St. Paul to the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport and the Mall of America.
—Imani Cruzen, Twin Cities, 3 June 2025
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“Back off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/back%20off. Accessed 9 Jun. 2025.
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