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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Instead of sending yourself back down that road again, this month will offer you temptation beyond your wildest dreams.
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Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2024
Outside of this, the Tigers deployed a lineup that years ago was their top prospects list, giving everyday runs to Jace Jung, Trey Sweeney, and Spencer Torkelson after sending him back down earlier in the year.
—Tyler Small, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
Violent crime then ticked back down slightly in 2021 and again in 2022, according to the FBI’s national crime estimates.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA TODAY, 23 Sep. 2024
Actor Jonathan Rosenthal has never been one to back down from a challenge.
—Chris Gallagher, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Sep. 2024
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Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2024
Outside of this, the Tigers deployed a lineup that years ago was their top prospects list, giving everyday runs to Jace Jung, Trey Sweeney, and Spencer Torkelson after sending him back down earlier in the year.
—Tyler Small, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
Violent crime then ticked back down slightly in 2021 and again in 2022, according to the FBI’s national crime estimates.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA TODAY, 23 Sep. 2024
Actor Jonathan Rosenthal has never been one to back down from a challenge.
—Chris Gallagher, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Sep. 2024
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“Back down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/back%20down. Accessed 5 Oct. 2024.
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