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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Some of the students challenged the move in court, but the government later backed down in the legal fight.
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Elise Hammond, CNN Money, 17 May 2025
Because when these Knicks play like this — urgent, connected, relentless — there’s no opponent too skilled or seasoned to bring them back down to earth.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 17 May 2025
This is when everything used for the production is broken back down and prepared to be returned or stored.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 17 May 2025
Five weeks premature, his little arms went rigid when lifted and shook oddly on the way back down.
—Karen Weintraub, USA Today, 16 May 2025
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Elise Hammond, CNN Money, 17 May 2025
Because when these Knicks play like this — urgent, connected, relentless — there’s no opponent too skilled or seasoned to bring them back down to earth.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 17 May 2025
This is when everything used for the production is broken back down and prepared to be returned or stored.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 17 May 2025
Five weeks premature, his little arms went rigid when lifted and shook oddly on the way back down.
—Karen Weintraub, USA Today, 16 May 2025
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“Back down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/back%20down. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.
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