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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But the financial and stock markets have not fully recovered from rising fears around the globe that Trump will not back down from slapping higher levies on foreign nations.
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Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 30 Apr. 2025
Many business owners back down at the first sign of conflict, undermining their credibility.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
The 36-year-old Blue Jays starting pitcher has thrown eight different pitches in his MLB career (not counting the many variations of each), he’s raised his arm angle, dropped it back down and moved all over the rubber.
—Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
Then the camera tilts back down into a night exterior shot on a 50-foot Moviebird telescopic crane that pulls back and lands on the backs of the three vampire characters.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 27 Apr. 2025
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Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 30 Apr. 2025
Many business owners back down at the first sign of conflict, undermining their credibility.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
The 36-year-old Blue Jays starting pitcher has thrown eight different pitches in his MLB career (not counting the many variations of each), he’s raised his arm angle, dropped it back down and moved all over the rubber.
—Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
Then the camera tilts back down into a night exterior shot on a 50-foot Moviebird telescopic crane that pulls back and lands on the backs of the three vampire characters.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 27 Apr. 2025
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“Back down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/back%20down. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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