backtrack

Example Sentences

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“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

After first mass wartime protests and a backlash from the EU allies, he was forced to backtrack.

From Barron's • Nov. 13, 2025

Normally this wouldn't be a problem at all, but with my extremely rough navigation, I could easily end up at the lip of one of them and have to backtrack.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir