Examples of 'backed off' in a sentence

Meaning of "backed off"

This phrase is used to describe the act of retreating or withdrawing from a situation or engagement. It often implies that someone has decided to step back or avoid further involvement
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  • simple past tense and past participle of back off

How to use "backed off" in a sentence

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They backed off after the explosion.
She told me that you backed off.
And he backed off just a half step.
You could have just backed off.
Who never backed off from a battlefield.
Piece of shit should have backed off.
You already backed off the team.
He backed off as soon as stuff started breaking.
They have finally backed off that.
They backed off just like that.
I noticed that my rival had backed off.
They have backed off on you and me.
So the other two have backed off.
She later backed off this view.
But the union has backed off.

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He backed off for a while and cleaned up.
I grabbed the knife and he backed off.
I could have backed off and apologized.
Is too high of a risk and backed off.
I backed off and watched it from a distance.
At the last minute they backed off.
Those goons backed off two days ago.
But the other teams backed off.
I got backed off on a little bit.
Fortunately they soon backed off again.
I backed off too quickly then.
Kate would not have backed off.
She backed off and went ahead.
Dalton McGuinty tried it and he backed off.
I may have backed off a bit.
He came towards me and then he backed off.
So the policeman backed off in silence.
And backed off fishing rights.
I told you you should have backed off.
They backed off and biopsied.
Frank was freaking out so hard he just backed off.
But he backed off that position a year ago.
They would have backed off.
Russia also backed off the reactor deal.
The idea that maybe you backed off.
Israel has since backed off that assessment.
He backed off to give me some room.
But then you backed off.
She backed off and the negotiations ended.
They have really backed off.
He backed off when he realised what he was doing.
And now the politicians have backed off.
And they backed off of that.
I should have just backed off.
One voluntarily backed off in favor of the other.

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