Example Sentences

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Less than 24 hours after cancelling the summer schemes for children with special needs, the Education Authority backtracked and confirmed they will now go ahead as planned.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

The president backtracked on his threat to strike Iran’s power plants after a series of closed-door discussions led by Middle Eastern intermediaries.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

Meanwhile the U.S. backtracked from a claim that it’s helped tankers go through the contested passageway.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 11, 2026

Trump later backtracked and said he accepted the deal after speaking to Starmer.

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

I backtracked, and took the long way to the courts.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane