backtrack
verb (used without object)
to return over the same course or route.
Example Sentences
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"For them, backtracking would mean losing their pioneering advantage."
From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026
Happily, the backtracking and throat-clearing ends a little less than halfway through, and from then on it’s all baseball.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
Itauma - the prodigy who was sparring seasoned professionals while still at school - was in wonderful form from the first bell, using his speed and variation to send Franklin backtracking.
From BBC ● Mar. 28, 2026
You have this breakup, and now she’s sort of backtracking like Elon Musk did.
From Salon ● Nov. 20, 2025
Clearly the traffic got so bad, people turned around on the road and tried to go the other way, hoping that backtracking would actually cut their losses.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
