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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Inflation could rise starting in a few months and then move back down toward our target possibly as early as by the end of this year.
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Quartz Staff, Quartz, 14 Apr. 2025
That said, The Boss isn’t backing down entirely.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 12 Apr. 2025
As the fungus takes hold, the ant begins to convulse, shaking it from its canopy nest back down to the ground.
—New Atlas, 12 Apr. 2025
And China is showing no signs of backing down.
—Linggong Kong, The Conversation, 11 Apr. 2025
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Quartz Staff, Quartz, 14 Apr. 2025
That said, The Boss isn’t backing down entirely.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 12 Apr. 2025
As the fungus takes hold, the ant begins to convulse, shaking it from its canopy nest back down to the ground.
—New Atlas, 12 Apr. 2025
And China is showing no signs of backing down.
—Linggong Kong, The Conversation, 11 Apr. 2025
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“Back down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/back%20down. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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