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if you back down about dinner again, I'm not going to agree to another date
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Slowly lower the barbell back down to the floor with control, keeping it close to the body and bending your knees as needed.
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Saralyn Ward, Health, 15 May 2026
Honda wanted to bring her back down to Earth.
—Julius Miller
follow, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
Wednesday, a white van backed down the driveway.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 May 2026
In early April, after the Administration agreed to a temporary ceasefire with Iran, the Prime Minister did not back down.
—Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 13 May 2026
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Saralyn Ward, Health, 15 May 2026
Honda wanted to bring her back down to Earth.
—Julius Miller
follow, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
Wednesday, a white van backed down the driveway.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 May 2026
In early April, after the Administration agreed to a temporary ceasefire with Iran, the Prime Minister did not back down.
—Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 13 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for back down
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“Back down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/back%20down. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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