backing out
Example Sentences
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Am I a jerk for backing out now?
From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026
Shares have since bounced back after the company announced in February it was backing out of the bidding war by not matching Paramount’s latest offer.
From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026
The jury instead found that certain of his public claims of problems in Twitter's user metrics, and that he was possibly backing out of the $44bn acquisition deal, were intentionally misleading.
From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026
Buyers aren’t the only ones backing out of deals, and there are cases in which there is little hope of saving a deal.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025
I waded to the car and told Joey to try backing out, and that I’d stand away and watch.
From "Winger" by Andrew Smith
