Examples of back down in a Sentence
if you back down about dinner again, I'm not going to agree to another date
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There is only an outdated technicality that forces grocery stores to heat chickens and cool them back down just to comply, wasting energy, degrading quality, and adding cost.
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Kelly McCarthy, ABC News, 23 Apr. 2026
Parents just can't bring themselves to back down.
—Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2026
Larsen, meanwhile, isn’t backing down.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2026
Slowly lower your body back down to the starting position with control and complete more reps until fatigue, but make sure your form stays consistent.
—Jakob Roze, Health, 21 Apr. 2026
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Kelly McCarthy, ABC News, 23 Apr. 2026
Parents just can't bring themselves to back down.
—Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2026
Larsen, meanwhile, isn’t backing down.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2026
Slowly lower your body back down to the starting position with control and complete more reps until fatigue, but make sure your form stays consistent.
—Jakob Roze, Health, 21 Apr. 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 30 Apr. 2026.
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