back out
verb
backed out; backing out; backs out
: to withdraw especially from a commitment or contest
Examples of back out in a Sentence
she backed out on her offer to help with the wedding planning
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Extend arms and legs back out to the starting position.
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Sohaib Imtiaz, Verywell Health, 14 Mar. 2025
Feel the mossy, sometimes humid air, and the sea breeze swept from the Beaufort bay.
Shop and stroll
After a slow breakfast at the inn, head back out for some sightseeing on foot.
—Kayleigh Ruller, Charlotte Observer, 12 Mar. 2025
Also on that flight were his older brother Mark, 82-year-old aviator Wally Funk and 18-year-old Oliver Daemen, who scored his ticket when an unnamed auction winner backed out of collecting his prize.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 27 Feb. 2025
Many of the musicians who were expected to perform – like Blink-182 and Major Lazer – ended up backing out of the festival prior to its start.
—Alli Rosenbloom, CNN, 25 Feb. 2025
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Sohaib Imtiaz, Verywell Health, 14 Mar. 2025
Feel the mossy, sometimes humid air, and the sea breeze swept from the Beaufort bay.
Shop and stroll
After a slow breakfast at the inn, head back out for some sightseeing on foot.
—Kayleigh Ruller, Charlotte Observer, 12 Mar. 2025
Also on that flight were his older brother Mark, 82-year-old aviator Wally Funk and 18-year-old Oliver Daemen, who scored his ticket when an unnamed auction winner backed out of collecting his prize.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 27 Feb. 2025
Many of the musicians who were expected to perform – like Blink-182 and Major Lazer – ended up backing out of the festival prior to its start.
—Alli Rosenbloom, CNN, 25 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for back out
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“Back out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/back%20out. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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