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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Kings star Zach LaVine isn’t backing down after getting into an altercation with a fan during Wednesday’s game against the Phoenix Suns at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento.
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Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 29 Nov. 2025
Hold at the top for a second and then lower your heels back down with control.
—Jakob Roze, Health, 27 Nov. 2025
There are moments the opposition goes at him, like when Miles McBride had Knueppel on skates a bit on one play in the first quarter, but Knueppel doesn’t back down.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 27 Nov. 2025
Hope the challenges overwhelm the administration and they are forced to back down.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 27 Nov. 2025
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Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 29 Nov. 2025
Hold at the top for a second and then lower your heels back down with control.
—Jakob Roze, Health, 27 Nov. 2025
There are moments the opposition goes at him, like when Miles McBride had Knueppel on skates a bit on one play in the first quarter, but Knueppel doesn’t back down.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 27 Nov. 2025
Hope the challenges overwhelm the administration and they are forced to back down.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 27 Nov. 2025
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“Back down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/back%20down. Accessed 3 Dec. 2025.
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