back off
Example Sentences
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“Sometimes you just need to show up and talk to the community, to get them to back off, leave it alone.”
From Slate • May 27, 2026
Wales stayed in the fight, and while usually conceding on the stroke of half-time, pulled one back off another well-worked driving maul, with Jones dotting down.
From BBC • May 17, 2026
When the calendar flipped to 2025, Korda’s killer instinct shut back off.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026
To back off from that charge, district officials proposed raising average class sizes in kindergarten through fourth grade from 24-to-1 to 28-to-1, according to the district.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026
Still, Dorian had convinced them to back off about it until his father returned.
From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas
