VERB
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make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity
He backed out of his earlier promise
The aggressive investment company pulled in its horns
We'll have to crawfish out from meeting with him
How To Use back away In A Sentence
- Although generally quite a touchy-feely person, I never back away from physical interaction, unless, particularly, that physical interaction should be focused on the eyeball.
- The first-term MPP for Mississauga South has been meeting with Minister of Energy and Infrastructure Brad Duguid to make sure he doesn't back away from his predecessor's pledge. MISSISSAUGA - Home
- The church can't really back away from the use of the term Mormon, given the ingrained history of the term and resources the church used to establish it. ScrippsNews
- And then again, she wants to back away quietly and run to where her friends are waiting in a car by the kerb. Times, Sunday Times
- Darken Rahl came closer, close enough that the pain of his spirit coruscation was almost enough to make Richard back away. Temple of the Winds
- Bin the vuvuzela and back away from the television. Times, Sunday Times
- Jefferson doesn't back away from contact and plays with emotion - even yelling at himself for something simple like a missed foul shot.
- His hair was a raven black, brushed back away from his forehead.
- However, buyers have continued to back away from longer-leadtime imports such as steels, even if prices are slightly lower than world averages, due to continued economic uncertainty as well as the lack of available credit for global trade. Purchasing - Top Stories
- Put that plastic truck (or other piece of marketing swag) down and back away.
