backing

Example Sentences

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Backing Carroll is a way to repel the efforts to silence women who have a story to tell.

From Salon • May 29, 2026

Backing that out, operating profit was still much better than expected.

From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026

Backing off, cleaning up mechanics and strengthening the right muscles early can help me prevent a minor irritation from progressing to tendinitis, rotator-cuff pathology or a more-persistent overuse injury.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Backing up his preventive prescriptions are unorthodox theories on how these diseases develop in the first place.

From Slate • Feb. 26, 2026

Backing up a couple of steps, he said, “We’re not going to jump on him. All we want to do is make a bet.”

From "Where the Red Fern Grows" by Wilson Rawls