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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Judge Marrus, however, refused to back down.
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Literary Hub, 28 Jan. 2026
Trump previously floated a 10% tariff on European countries that opposed his bid to acquire Greenland before backing down.
—Evelyn Cheng,anniek Bao, CNBC, 28 Jan. 2026
How Eileen Gu Became Freestyle Skiing's Biggest Star Sprinters have to race up the mountain and then back down.
—Sean Gregory, Time, 28 Jan. 2026
Negotiations have been stalled for months, and neither side appears close to backing down.
—Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2026
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Literary Hub, 28 Jan. 2026
Trump previously floated a 10% tariff on European countries that opposed his bid to acquire Greenland before backing down.
—Evelyn Cheng,anniek Bao, CNBC, 28 Jan. 2026
How Eileen Gu Became Freestyle Skiing's Biggest Star Sprinters have to race up the mountain and then back down.
—Sean Gregory, Time, 28 Jan. 2026
Negotiations have been stalled for months, and neither side appears close to backing down.
—Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2026
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“Back down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/back%20down. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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