backed

Example Sentences

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Weeks later, however, he backed out of the agreement, and a judge ruled he could do so because he had not yet entered his guilty plea in court.

From Los Angeles Times

This is not to defend Goetz, a crank from whom even the National Rifle Association backed away.

From The Wall Street Journal

The insurer of last resort, operated and backed by the state’s licensed home insurers, has seen its rolls skyrocket as member insurers have dropped policyholders in wildfire-prone neighborhoods.

From Los Angeles Times

Commodities group Glencore separately said it is in talks to sell a stake in its copper and cobalt assets in Congo to a company backed by the U.S. government.

From The Wall Street Journal

Before long, I was lugging a basket of food across our field to the Rowans’ small spread, which backed onto ours.

From Literature