walk back

verb

walked back; walking back; walks back

transitive verb

: to retreat from or distance oneself from (a previously stated opinion or position)

… try not to say anything in the primary campaign that you might need to walk back in the general election.—

The Progressive Populist

… has tried to walk back his suggestion about Japan, in particular, claiming in recent days that he "never said" that the Asian nation should acquire nuclear weapons.—

Julian Hattem

Examples of walk back in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Then, Johnson and Scalise walked back the decision to keep RECA as-is and pulled a motion from the House calendar last Wednesday evening, citing conversations with Rep. Anne Wagner R-Missouri. —

Danielle Prokop, Idaho Statesman, 3 June 2024 American isn’t alone in walking back changes to its loyalty program following negative feedback. —

Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 30 May 2024 At the time, Aaron had walked back his support of Schuman. —

Rachel Brodsky, TIME, 27 May 2024 And then the gentleman comes back, talking on the phone, walking back and forth. —

Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 26 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for walk back

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