- present participle of backslide.
backsliding
Example Sentences
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His husband is still paying off his old credit-card debt, and they are constantly trying to cut down on expenses to avoid backsliding.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026
They also stressed that they and their allies were working hard to prevent such backsliding.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 7, 2026
Meanwhile, other countries are backsliding and reaching for coal.
From Salon ● Apr. 4, 2026
But both of these instances of democratic backsliding are “historically grounded in the particular situation” of their respective countries, he emphasized.
From Slate ● Jan. 15, 2026
Brother Fowles had been in Kilanga six years, which really when you think about it is long enough for about any kind of backsliding you could name.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
