backsliding

Example Sentences

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His husband is still paying off his old credit-card debt, and they are constantly trying to cut down on expenses to avoid backsliding.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

She said: "This is backsliding and will raise alarm bells at the Federal Reserve."

From Barron's • Mar. 6, 2026

But both of these instances of democratic backsliding are “historically grounded in the particular situation” of their respective countries, he emphasized.

From Slate • Jan. 15, 2026

This backsliding flies in the face of how much progress has been made to stop people from dying needlessly.

From Salon • Nov. 19, 2025

Brother Fowles had been in Kilanga six years, which really when you think about it is long enough for about any kind of backsliding you could name.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver