Examples of 'he backed off' in a sentence

Meaning of "he backed off"

he backed off - means that a person retreated or withdrew from a situation. This phrase is commonly used to describe someone changing their position or stance on an issue

How to use "he backed off" in a sentence

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he backed off
And he backed off just a half step.
I grabbed the knife and he backed off.
He backed off as soon as stuff started breaking.
Dalton McGuinty tried it and he backed off.
He backed off for a while and cleaned up.
He came towards me and then he backed off.
But he backed off that position a year ago.
He would never know if he backed off.
He backed off to give me some room.
And then he backed off.
He backed off when he realised what he was doing.
At least he backed off.
He backed off and stood firmly at attention in front of me.
And then he got worried and he backed off just a half step.
He backed off quick.

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And you see how he backed off once you were down?
He backed off when he realised that he had lost the national elections.
When Jackie agreed to economize, he backed off.
But he backed off the mass deportations he vowed in the election campaign.
We presented the script to Delon, but he backed off.
After this he backed off from recording and releasing a new album every year.
One closed on her, and Stephania flashed a knife until he backed off.
But as he backed off the Devil cried.
And I missed a great chance! He backed off.
He backed off fast, and it felt practiced.
He Joshua hurt, but then he backed off thought he could win a decision in LONDON.
He backed off and cooled down as if I'd chucked a pail of water over him.
Bottom line is we kept Prescott away from Gillian. He backed off.
Has he backed off because he does not want to get penalized?
He 's got a big career to protect, so he backed off.
Has he backed off of support of Castro yet?
Maybe this is good, he backed off.
Storm, He backed off for a while and cleaned up.
I promise you, he backed off.
So he backed off of his story completely… and Adams was left without any witnesses.
He did not know she had a boyfriend, and when he did, he backed off.
Man on tv, First he backed off from building a football stadium.
He was pretty pathetic, actually . He backed off.
Then he backed off and, uh.
These meetups, how many were there in total? - He backed off quick.
If he backed off even a step, it would have been bitten off!
On Tuesday, however, he backed off those comments.
He backed off quick. And these meetups, how many were there in total?
So, you know, I stepped to him . He backed off.

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