Example Sentences

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He accepted it, then backtracked when Credit Suisse countered by proposing to launch a fund for him with his old trading team.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

The UK government has backtracked on its position on copyright and AI, stating it must take time to "get this right".

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

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

From MarketWatch • Mar. 11, 2026

In the Indian Treaty Room Wednesday afternoon, the president backtracked and seemed to support Rubio’s contention.

From Salon • Mar. 6, 2026

Not wanting to make a spectacle of myself, which was something many of our neighbours seemed to always expect from our family, I backtracked away from the door and vanished into the dark street.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane