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
To encourage a better Uber, it’s time to play the only card you’ve got: If it backslides or otherwise fails to live up to the promises it’s making now, stop using Uber.
From New York Times ● Jun. 14, 2017
I know he backslides a bit later, but he comes out all right in the end.
From Sermons on Biblical Characters by Clovis G. Chappell
