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
Recent Examples on the Web
Romero said about 80% of his rebate customers back out when city inspectors require them to repair more than just the worst portions of their sidewalks, often turning a $5,000-$10,000 repair into a job of $20,000 or more.
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Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2024
Prosecutors said that workers in on the scheme would open the gates for trucks driven by their confederates, who loaded them up with raw copper and drove right back out.
—Vince Beiser, WIRED, 22 Aug. 2024
Then, Mercury slides back out of your sign into Leo.
—Jennifer Culp, Them, 9 Aug. 2024
While chatting with Men’s Health in 2022, the actor admitted to suffering various injuries over the course of a year and a half, including tearing his anterior cruciate ligament, dislocating his shoulder, breaking his wrist, and throwing his back out.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 4 Aug. 2024
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Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2024
Prosecutors said that workers in on the scheme would open the gates for trucks driven by their confederates, who loaded them up with raw copper and drove right back out.
—Vince Beiser, WIRED, 22 Aug. 2024
Then, Mercury slides back out of your sign into Leo.
—Jennifer Culp, Them, 9 Aug. 2024
While chatting with Men’s Health in 2022, the actor admitted to suffering various injuries over the course of a year and a half, including tearing his anterior cruciate ligament, dislocating his shoulder, breaking his wrist, and throwing his back out.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 4 Aug. 2024
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“Back out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/back%20out. Accessed 11 Sep. 2024.
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