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.
• Fans basically took the hint, but Swift later backtracked on her comments.
  — Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, 8 May 2018
• But then again, the North is known for doing this type of thing: engaging in a charm offensive and then backtracking.
  — Doug Criss, CNN, 16 May 2018
• Perhaps awed by its own might, America backtracked, offering the firm a partial reprieve.
  — The Economist, 19 May 2018
• After a rare uproar in parliament this winter, Mr Rouhani backtracked on plans to cut subsidies.
  — The Economist, 21 Apr. 2018
• Some say that Mr Trump is showing a pattern of making threats and then backtracking, which creates noise but does little lasting damage.
  — The Economist, 26 Apr. 2018
• Under scrutiny, Johnson started backtracking, and admitted the text could be a joke.
  — Marshall Cohen, CNN, 19 May 2018
• In reality, most businesses are becoming more—not less—flexible and have even recently backtracked on their stance around working from home.
  — Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2024
• In a highly unusual move, Sina Weibo relented, backtracking on its decision to include gay content in its clean up.
  — Natasha Bach, Fortune, 16 Apr. 2018
• Creditors want to keep a tight control on the country’s budget for a number of years and prevent Athens from backtracking on reforms aimed at fixing its sclerotic economy.
  — Nektaria Stamouli, WSJ, 20 May 2018
• Najib blamed Malaysia’s ethnic Chinese minority for abandoning his coalition and backtracked on reforms.
  — Washington Post, 3 May 2018
• Van Deren Cabin hike Length: 3.6 miles out and back, or backtrack to the junction and follow Chuckwagon for a 5.2-mile loop.
  — Mare Czinar, azcentral, 9 May 2018
• The backlash was enough for Trump to backtrack later in the day.
  — Ivana Kottasová, CNN, 4 June 2019
• Storms have been known to backtrack or loop — or even stand still.
  — Los Angeles Times, 22 Aug. 2019
• So kind of like backtrack the ball and start driving it the other way.
  — Julian McWilliams, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Aug. 2023
• Leaders in the United States and Britain have promised too much too soon, and have had to backtrack.
  — New York Times, 22 Aug. 2021
• 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
• Hawaii is not the first state to pause or backtrack on its reopening plans, of course.
  — Dawn Gilbertson, USA TODAY, 14 July 2020
• 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 brands backtrack at the first sign of repercussions.
  — Dorothy Crenshaw, Forbes, 21 May 2021
• 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
• In the end, Trump seems to have failed to strike a deal, backtracked on his threat to lift tariffs, and still claimed victory.
  — Heather Timmons, Quartz, 11 June 2019
• Since then, the Fed has backtracked to some extent and slightly modified its stance to bear some of the blame.
  — Steve H. Hanke, National Review, 4 May 2023
• Rather than squeeze through the crowd, she was forced to backtrack to another sidewalk.
  — Nora Mishanec, SFChronicle.com, 16 Oct. 2020
• Weeks of protests against the reform have not convinced the government to backtrack on the effort.
  — Claire Parker, Washington Post, 6 Apr. 2023
• The figures follow a year when the company backtracked on many of its plans.
  — Patrick Frater, Variety, 14 May 2024
• Many backtracked on the exodus and returned to join the party.
  — Nancy Ing, NBC News, 11 Sep. 2024
• Those who find themselves at the trail closure itself can backtrack and walk straight through the campground to find the trail at the entrance.
  — oregonlive, 6 Oct. 2021
• Mazda backtracked to drums for the rear brakes; the previous ES had solid discs.
  — Patrick Bedard, Car and Driver, 1 June 2023

Last Updated: 17 Nov 2024