back out

Example Sentences

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Buyers, for their part, have grown more accustomed to high housing payments, with pending home sales rising, and may be less likely to back out due to sticker shock.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Money goes in and comes right back out again to pay current medical expenses, and it almost always stays in cash, earning little to no interest.

From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026

Then I threw my back out lifting a 50-pound bag of Quikrete, I nearly fell off the ladder pruning trees, plumbing began to look unappealing and everything took longer than anticipated.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026

He ran back out of the tunnel and re-emerged to a roar from the Metropolitano.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

But a few minutes later, the waitress comes back out holding an ice cream cake, plus a stack of dessert plates.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison