hang back

Example Sentences

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“You two go ahead,” I said, hanging back as Anna May moved toward the door.

From Literature

Another campus supervisor, Brad Ainsworth, hung back to search the empty bathroom.

From The Wall Street Journal

In retrospect, he said, he would have made a move on the leaders earlier had he known the pack was going to hang back.

From Los Angeles Times

But the company has largely hung back on full electrics while rivals such as Ford, General Motors and Volkswagen embraced them.

From The Wall Street Journal

He got to the theater first and hung back, observing.

From Literature