back away
Example Sentences
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The glowing head backed away, came forward once more.
From Literature
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I brushed off the dirt and backed away a little.
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Until it is, there remains the potential for Maguire to either strike a deal with another club - which, under freedom of contract regulations, he is entitled to do - or United back away.
From BBC
That’s largely because backing away from a buyback commitment carries much less weight than cutting or eliminating a dividend payment.
From Barron's
But the agency conducting the US immigration crackdown has backed away from some locations after public opposition.
From Barron's
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