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

They also stressed that they and their allies were working hard to prevent such backsliding.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 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

The landlocked Central Asian country was once seen as the most democratic in the region, but Japarov has been criticised for backsliding since he came to power after a revolution in 2020.

From Barron's • Nov. 30, 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