backtrack

Example Sentences

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Bozell appeared to later backtrack, saying the US government respected the independence and findings of South Africa's judiciary.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

“The President has this tendency to TACO,” he said, referring to Trump’s tendency to announce tough policies only to backtrack on those announcements later.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

In September, mere hours after Charlie Kirk was killed, Patel prematurely announced a suspect had been apprehended — only to have to backtrack when authorities had taken the wrong man into custody.

From Salon • Feb. 14, 2026

Leaders in the child-care industry fear progress will backtrack.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 2, 2026

“If we can’t get across, we’re going to have to backtrack all the way to where we met up with Tomás and find another way around.”

From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith