How to Use backtrack in a Sentence

backtrack

verb

• The hikers realized they had made a wrong turn and would have to backtrack.
• Let me backtrack for a moment and pick up our previous conversation.
• Storms have been known to backtrack or loop — or even stand still.
  — Los Angeles Times, 22 Aug. 2019
• Then the Air Force backtracked.
  — Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 8 Aug. 2025
• So kind of like backtrack the ball and start driving it the other way.
  — Julian McWilliams, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Aug. 2023
• The point is taking the right risks and knowing how to backtrack.
  — Miles Socha, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2025
• Isaacs then backtracked his comments in the wake of backlash.
  — Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 2 Apr. 2025
• Hawaii is not the first state to pause or backtrack on its reopening plans, of course.
  — Dawn Gilbertson, USA TODAY, 14 July 2020
• Trump backtracked, and the House is still trying to hammer out a bill.
  — David Rovella, Bloomberg.com, 18 Jan. 2018
• Bondi also seemed to backtrack from her past promises about the case.
  — Meredith Kile, People.com, 15 July 2025
• The singer quickly backtracked on his comments but the damage was done.
  — Shannon Power, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
• The data is clear, and the stakes are too high for managers and leaders to backtrack now.
  — Farah Bala, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
• This week, the White House appeared to backtrack on its most acute threats.
  — Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 8 Oct. 2025
• Rather than squeeze through the crowd, she was forced to backtrack to another sidewalk.
  — Nora Mishanec, SFChronicle.com, 16 Oct. 2020
• Gilbert initially broke to his right but had to reverse course and backtrack to his left to make the catch.
  — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 17 May 2026
• The figures follow a year when the company backtracked on many of its plans.
  — Patrick Frater, Variety, 14 May 2024
• Going over the hood and having to backtrack to the hydrant would create a nasty kink in the hose.
  — Sebastian Blanco, Car and Driver, 15 Aug. 2020
• The flight is not the only one to backtrack after takeoff in recent months.
  — Nathan Diller, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
• The killer or killers then backtracked through the crime scene, bludgeoning his victims dozens of more times in the head.
  — Sean Neumann, People.com, 13 Oct. 2024
• The spokesman later backtracked and stated the hikes were a result of the bill's approval.
  — Jim Puzzanghera, latimes.com, 30 Jan. 2018
• Merchants are aware that prices of metals could backtrack or keep jerking upward.
  — Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026
• The group backtracked the next day, but many were outraged and accused the group of antisemitism.
  — Clyde McGrady, New York Times, 6 Feb. 2024
• Many backtracked on the exodus and returned to join the party.
  — Nancy Ing, NBC News, 11 Sep. 2024
• The ban was short-lived, though, as the school district backtracked after major backlash.
  — The Week Staff, theweek, 24 May 2024
• Cole breaks through the bedroom door and tries to guide his brother out of the party, backtracking through the house.
  — Jen Yamato, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2023
• Lyles backtracked, of course, after being called out for her clueless comments.
  — Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
• Siakam kept backtracking, and Ingram rose.
  — Eric Koreen, New York Times, 27 Nov. 2025
• Pezeshkian later backtracked his remarks.
  — Robert Costa, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
• Weeks of protests against the reform have not convinced the government to backtrack on the effort.
  — Claire Parker, Washington Post, 6 Apr. 2023
• Prolonged downtime could force him to backtrack in his progression.
  — Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 2 June 2026