back away

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

They backed away and made their way round the side of the curved building, coming to rest outside one of the windows.

From Literature

He shakes his head and backs away from me.

From Literature

Values started increasing again when the number of homes for sale plunged as sellers backed away, unwilling to give up mortgages they took out earlier in the pandemic with rates of 3% or lower.

From Los Angeles Times

Raman made a last ditch effort to get her proposal on the June ballot, telling her colleagues that the housing industry’s lenders and investors “are backing away from the city.”

From Los Angeles Times

There’s a mess of food on the floor, and Yarrow is backing away.

From Literature