backslide

Example Sentences

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How did public health backslide so hard that it undid decades of progress—and is there any hope we can get back on track?

From Slate • Jul. 11, 2025

We expect a noticeable backslide in State College — and mounting pressure on coach James Franklin.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 3, 2024

Rodgers is an excellent example of the backslide.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 10, 2024

Every year teachers and parents observe how summer vacations lead some children’s academic progress to backslide.

From Scientific American • Jun. 29, 2023

But there is even less excuse for a modern translation to backslide into the style of the eighteenth century.

From Legends & Romances of Spain by Spence, Lewis