hang back
Example Sentences
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Whether donning a tracksuit to join a fun-run along Windhoek's Independence Avenue, or insisting his driver hang back from official motorcades, he aimed to be a man of the people.
From BBC • Feb. 8, 2025
With a piece like this, an outfit serves either to match its energy or hang back to let it shine.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 18, 2023
“Now, the first time there’s a real challenge we actually see, security forces are willing to hang back and wait and see what happens,” he told AP.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 6, 2023
She knows when to hang back and when to attack.
From Washington Times • Jun. 9, 2023
We’d covered half its length when I heard Millard say, “I’ll hang back and trip them up! Meet me behind the pub in precisely five and a half minutes!”
From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs
