- present participle of backslide.
backsliding
Example Sentences
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She said: "This is backsliding and will raise alarm bells at the Federal Reserve."
From Barron's ● Mar. 6, 2026
Even Grand Rapids is at risk of backsliding, and some parts of the city are struggling with too little opportunity and too few strong families.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 19, 2025
But the north African nation has since seen democratic backsliding and the re-imposition of aspects of authoritarian rule.
From BBC ● Nov. 28, 2025
This backsliding flies in the face of how much progress has been made to stop people from dying needlessly.
From Salon ● Nov. 19, 2025
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
