backing down

Example Sentences

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So far, neither side is showing signs of backing down, foreshadowing a fight that could take years.

From Salon • Mar. 27, 2026

Beijing has demanded that Ms. Takaichi retract the statement that sparked the conflict, but backing down would be politically costly for her in Japan.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 30, 2025

For others in the party, however, it was the cost of backing down that was unbearable.

From BBC • Nov. 10, 2025

“I think the right question is how much pain is the U.S. willing to take? China won’t be backing down here,” Louis-Vincent Gave, head of Gavekal Research, said in an email.

From Barron's • Oct. 15, 2025

Instead of backing down the bus stairs, I squeezed inside, pulling close to the rail between the people getting off, and dropped my quarter in the money slot.

From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry