hang back
Example Sentences
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It’s tempting to hang back, especially as companies rein in travel spending.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026
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
She knows when to hang back and when to attack.
From Washington Times • Jun. 9, 2023
Backcountry skiers are best going one at a time; the others hang back in case something catastrophic happens.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2023
We’d covered half its length when I heard Millard say, “I’ll hang back and trip them up! Meet me behind the pub in precisely five and a half minutes!”
From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs
