backtrack

Example Sentences

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“The President has this tendency to TACO,” he said, referring to Trump’s tendency to announce tough policies only to backtrack on those announcements later.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

In September, mere hours after Charlie Kirk was killed, Patel prematurely announced a suspect had been apprehended — only to have to backtrack when authorities had taken the wrong man into custody.

From Salon • Feb. 14, 2026

"There will be uproar from many MPs if they backtrack," she added.

From BBC • Jan. 21, 2026

After first mass wartime protests and a backlash from the EU allies, he was forced to backtrack.

From Barron's • Nov. 13, 2025

Dense forest and rocky outcrops forced the robot to zig and zag and backtrack, but after an hour of steady hiking, she arrived at the craggy mountain peak.

From "The Wild Robot" by Peter Brown