hang back
Example Sentences
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Whether donning a tracksuit to join a fun-run along Windhoek's Independence Avenue, or insisting his driver hang back from official motorcades, he aimed to be a man of the people.
From BBC • Feb. 8, 2025
With a piece like this, an outfit serves either to match its energy or hang back to let it shine.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 18, 2023
She knows when to hang back and when to attack.
From Washington Times • Jun. 9, 2023
When a new door opens, the mom’s reaction is usually to hang back.
From Washington Post • Dec. 13, 2022
Syracuse and, surprisingly, mighty Cornell— the Big Red hope of the East—continued to hang back with Washington, perhaps playing their game.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
