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

“I don’t think he can take this loss and then be seen as backing down on Iran,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 21, 2026

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

They left then, getting into Jase’s Lexus and backing down the driveway.

From "Paper Towns" by John Green