back away
verb
backed away; backing away; backs away
: to move away (as from a stand on an issue or from a commitment)
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Examples of back away in a Sentence
backed away from the snake very slowly and carefully
Recent Examples on the Web
The National Park Service advises you to simply back away slowly.
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Katie Linsky Shaw, Southern Living, 6 Sep. 2024
Right-wing podcaster Joe Rogan also signaled defection from Trump, seemingly endorsing Robert Kennedy Jr. before backing away from that.
—Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2024
Bronfman may decide, in the end, to back away from bidding ahead of the go-shop deadline.
—Sara Fischer, Axios, 16 Aug. 2024
The bear attacked as Chaput attempted to back away.
—Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 13 Aug. 2024
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Katie Linsky Shaw, Southern Living, 6 Sep. 2024
Right-wing podcaster Joe Rogan also signaled defection from Trump, seemingly endorsing Robert Kennedy Jr. before backing away from that.
—Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2024
Bronfman may decide, in the end, to back away from bidding ahead of the go-shop deadline.
—Sara Fischer, Axios, 16 Aug. 2024
The bear attacked as Chaput attempted to back away.
—Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 13 Aug. 2024
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“Back away.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/back%20away. Accessed 19 Sep. 2024.
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