back out

Example Sentences

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Then came a stunning announcement from Las Vegas on Tuesday night: “The Baltimore Ravens have backed out of our trade agreement for Maxx Crosby,” the team said.

From The Wall Street Journal

Nasa says it's confident the problem is fixed, and is planning to roll the rocket back out to the launchpad on 19 March, with the earliest possible launch date of 1 April.

From BBC

But at the same time, Benioff saw an “opportunity to take some of that stock back out of the market” given what he deemed to be “great prices” for buybacks.

From MarketWatch

“The Baltimore Ravens have backed out of our trade agreement for Maxx Crosby,” the team said.

From The Wall Street Journal

“We’re fine,” Celia replies, shooting a warning glance at me, and then— very, very slowly—she backs out of the driveway and into the empty street.

From Literature