How to Use back down in a Sentence

back down

verb
  • So far, Takaichi has not backed down.
    — Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
  • But Biden doesn't seem poised to back down.
    — Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2025
  • Tehran shows no signs of backing down.
    — Michael Loria, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
  • But Boise State didn’t back down.
    — Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 9 Nov. 2025
  • Jones' campaign did not back down.
    — Christopher Harris, CBS News, 20 May 2026
  • The good news is that Trump can be made to back down.
    — Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Trump hasn’t backed down from his message on card rates.
    — Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 20 Jan. 2026
  • Don’t back down from abundance.
    — Usa Today, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025
  • Squeeze your glutes at the top, then lower back down.
    — Jim Diehl Cscs, Outside, 29 Mar. 2026
  • Lift your heels, pause, and then lower them back down.
    — Mallory Creveling, Health, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Lift your heels, pause, and then lower them back down.
    — Mallory Creveling, Health, 15 May 2026
  • Pause briefly at the top, then lower your knee back down.
    — Sarah Klein, Outside, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Step your left foot back down and repeat with your right knee.
    — Mallory Creveling, Health.com, 10 Sep. 2021
  • The victim stood up and screamed, then backed down the aisle.
    — Deanese Williams-Harris, Chicago Tribune, 13 Jan. 2026
  • Brown raised his hand, and then quickly brought it back down.
    — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 24 Jan. 2025
  • If the plane heaves up, the spoilers can press it back down.
    — Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
  • But looking over at this man’s phone knocked her back down.
    — Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 6 Dec. 2025
  • Place your right leg back down, then repeat with your left leg.
    — Mallory Creveling, Health, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Take a tram up the clear river, and then float back down for miles.
    — Casey Barber, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2025
  • But Iran showed no signs of backing down.
    — Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 20 Mar. 2026
  • But Iran showed no signs of backing down.
    — Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2026
  • Mullin refused to back down to Paul.
    — Arkansas Online, 19 Mar. 2026
  • The salary aprons will bring the top teams back down in a season or so.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 12 May 2025
  • And Nesbitt isn’t one to back down.
    — Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2026
  • Chauncey Billups has never backed down.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2025
  • The Haslams keep knocking them back down.
    — Jason Lloyd, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2026
  • Bring your right arm back down and place it on the inside of your front foot.
    — Andy Fata-Chan, Contributor, CNBC, 14 Feb. 2025
  • Zachary Levi isn’t backing down.
    — Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Times when the right thing is to back down and apologize.
    — Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 14 Aug. 2025
  • This pushes warm air back down into the room.
    — Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 10 Nov. 2025

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