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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Microsoft backed off on almost all of Windows 8’s design decisions in the following years after the dramatic UI shift proved unpopular with traditional mouse-and-keyboard users, but touchscreen PCs like Microsoft’s Surface lineup have persisted even as the software has changed.
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Andrew Cunningham, ArsTechnica, 17 Sep. 2025
While acknowledging where his team is lacking, Sweeney didn’t back off the belief in his team.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 17 Sep. 2025
Trump threatened earlier this year to fire Powell, but eventually backed off after his advisers warned him that doing so could spark extreme volatility in financial markets, CNN previously reported.
—Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2025
Continue reading … STEPPING IN – GOP senator warns White House to back off after Ukrainian refugee murder.
—FOXNews.com, 16 Sep. 2025
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Andrew Cunningham, ArsTechnica, 17 Sep. 2025
While acknowledging where his team is lacking, Sweeney didn’t back off the belief in his team.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 17 Sep. 2025
Trump threatened earlier this year to fire Powell, but eventually backed off after his advisers warned him that doing so could spark extreme volatility in financial markets, CNN previously reported.
—Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2025
Continue reading … STEPPING IN – GOP senator warns White House to back off after Ukrainian refugee murder.
—FOXNews.com, 16 Sep. 2025
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“Back off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/back%20off. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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