Examples of back down in a Sentence
if you back down about dinner again, I'm not going to agree to another date
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Takaichi has not backed down from her position, however, and has continued to provoke Chinese officials.
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Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 29 Dec. 2025
Unlike Catherine Deneuve, who also spoke out against the movement, Bardot didn’t back down and apologize.
—Angelina Rascouet, Fortune, 28 Dec. 2025
The Administration has already been forced to back down on tariffs on food imports from Brazil, Argentina, Ecuador, El Salvador, and Guatemala, with other countries also positioned to benefit.
—Ian Bremmer, Time, 28 Dec. 2025
The Democrats who had suffered so much scrutiny for dying on the hill of trans athletes in women's sports dating back to the last election cycle weren't backing down.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 26 Dec. 2025
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Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 29 Dec. 2025
Unlike Catherine Deneuve, who also spoke out against the movement, Bardot didn’t back down and apologize.
—Angelina Rascouet, Fortune, 28 Dec. 2025
The Administration has already been forced to back down on tariffs on food imports from Brazil, Argentina, Ecuador, El Salvador, and Guatemala, with other countries also positioned to benefit.
—Ian Bremmer, Time, 28 Dec. 2025
The Democrats who had suffered so much scrutiny for dying on the hill of trans athletes in women's sports dating back to the last election cycle weren't backing down.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 26 Dec. 2025
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“Back down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/back%20down. Accessed 31 Dec. 2025.
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