backdown

Example Sentences

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Even so, China has warned Japan to backdown.

From Reuters • Jul. 24, 2023

In its backdown, the government was also forced to refund over A$700m of payments to victims.

From BBC • Jul. 7, 2023

The government offer amounted to a backdown by New Zealand after officials had earlier insisted that Charlotte Bellis needed to reapply for a spot in the country’s bottlenecked quarantine hotels.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 31, 2022

Gay was wincing after stumbling when a defender backed away from him on a backdown, but did not go to the locker room.

From Washington Times • Oct. 17, 2018

She puts the photo backdown on the nightstand.

From "King and the Dragonflies" by Kacen Callender