backslide
verb (used without object)
to relapse into bad habits, sinful behavior, or undesirable activities.
backslides
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present tense formof backslide (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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If the world backslides now, the health-related costs of doing so will be astronomical.
From Salon ● Oct. 27, 2022
Now after nearly two decades of reforms, backslides into scandals, and close watch from activists and the feds, Oakland can enter a probationary period.
From Slate ● Jun. 8, 2022
Those profits are made on paper not set in stone, but that doesn’t reduce the sense of loss as a portfolio backslides.
From Seattle Times ● May 21, 2022
The process could take five weeks, without any backslides, and is likely to keep him off the Angels’ opening-day roster.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 20, 2019
Of course, he backslides if he ain't constantly held to it; but knowin' his past it's a miracle what Abbie's made of him.
From Flood Tide by Sara Ware Bassett
